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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 “sparriest” 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.

23 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
sparriest1119878(None) 
scarriest11188391scarriest
sparkiest15188091sparkiest
starriest9159761starriest
charriest1438252charriest
parries93925842_parries_
sarkiest123615062s_arkiest
scariest101615942sca_riest
smarmiest1335902smarmiest
snarkiest13207632snarkiest
snarliest91810202snarliest
sorriest8413882s_orriest
spaciest122310892spa_ciest
sparest94616422spa_r_est
sparkliest1644572sparkliest
sparrier10329142sparrie_r
sparsest1048812spa_rsest
spheriest1438372spheriest
spiriest102513452sp_iriest
sportiest111711022sportiest
spriest92718642sp__riest
spurries102311322spurries_
tarriest83215002_tarriest

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911214360.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121436236.34319144.9
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691236.49927495.2
 
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