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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “smeared” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

60 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
smeared10451062(None) 
seared75232841s_eared
sheared114516001sheared
smearer94110401smearer
speared104314421speared
afeared1176832afeared
aneared8512742aneared
besmeared1443432besmeared
bleared104211252bleared
cleared103612462cleared
eared65139502__eared
feared106320432_feared
geared85317742_geared
meated94222402_meated
metred95315142_metred
neared75119802_neared
reared75930012_reared
scared95227292s_cared
schmeared1743052schmeared
seabed95017692s_eabed
sealed74328362s_ealed
seamed94823882s_eamed
searer65432022s_earer
seated75131062s_eated
sered65737292s_e_red
shared105829062s_hared
sheafed14388972sheafed
shearer104414682shearer
sheaved143411632sheaved
sheered113515452sheered
sleaved113611132sleaved
smarted105012612sm_arted
smear74416392smear__
smearers10308622smearers
smearier1036952smearier
smears84714432smear_s
smeary114110802smear_y
smeeked14287222smeeked
smelled103511862smelled
smelted10399092smelted
smerked14327282smerked
snared74824552s_nared
sneaked12329692sneaked
sneaped10338812sneaped
sneered83113972sneered
soared74324292s_oared
spared95427492s_pared
speaned103411522speaned
spearer93913662spearer
speered103614812speered
speired103811102speired
squared173610562squared
stared75429872s_tared
steaded92811672steaded
steamed103712142steamed
steered83615252steered
sugared938582sugared
swearer10349952swearer
sweated113411542sweated
teared75722152_teared

Search took 4 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671603.26632967.2
3Display Results60600.0302000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691603.68648478.3
 
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