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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 “smears” 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.

94 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
smears8471443(None) 
sears54744911s_ears
shears93820901shears
shmears1277071shmears
smear74416391smear_
smeary114110801smeary
spears84019471spears
swears94114071swears
ameers84015572ameers
anears63717182anears
bears75739042_bears
besmears1234542besmears
blears85116452blears
clears84116562clears
dears65736882_dears
drears74614252drears
ears46356592__ears
embars103812882embars
emeers83314182emeers
fears84829392_fears
gears64628692_gears
hears86737372_hears
lears55938732_lears
maars74621632_maars
mars66261872_m_ars
meads85425322_meads
meals75933372_meals
means75831232_means
meats75034052_meats
nears55529422_nears
omers76923192ome_rs
pears75138612_pears
rears54739652_rears
sambars115113842sambars
scars75433532s_cars
schmears1584102schmears
seals54839692s_eals
seams75731662s_eams
sear47353842s_ear_
seas45755272s_ea_s
seats54844342s_eats
seers55136382s_eers
sers45746652s_e_rs
sewars94018632sewars
sheafs124912882sheafs
sheals94420642sheals
shear85424832shear_
sheas86331792shea_s
sheers94322402sheers
shmear1176932shmear_
sieurs659042sieurs
simars84916932simars
sitars65417592sitars
sizars154812622sizars
skeans104512912skeans
smarm95517602sm_arm
smarms105712532sm_arms
smart75834092sm_art
smarts86218002sm_arts
smeared104510622smeared
smearer94110402smearer
smearers10308622smearers
smeeks12428432smeeks
smells83914742smells
smelts85412772smelts
smerk115412722sme_rk
smerks12449712smerks
smews104612292sme_ws
sneaks104312492sneaks
sneaps84510862sneaps
sneers64016172sneers
soars54732512s_oars
sofars94712782sofars
sonars64818972sonars
sowars94318012sowars
spars75431542s_pars
speaks125114582speaks
speans85417142speans
spear75821062spear_
speers85019952speers
speirs85013232speirs
stars55836572s_tars
steads74116222steads
steaks104415852steaks
steals64020062steals
steams84916902steams
steers63820982steers
suers55128482sue_rs
sugars7312422sugars
swear85316852swear_
sweats94814612sweats
tears55436462_tears
wears86030302_wears
years84527672_years

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551942.15638289.0
3Display Results94940.0137230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691942.51271135.0
 
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