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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 “spearmints” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

25 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
spearmints144300(None) 
spearmint1365981spearmint_
spermines13310542spe_rmines
pearmains1345263_pearmain_s
permits11314003_pe_rmi_ts
pharmings17254723_pharmings
sarments10311963s__arments
shearings13337563shear_ings
shearlings1443533shearlings
sparlings12257153sp_arlings
spartinas1135793sp_artinas
speakings16345933spea_kings
spearguns1242243speargun_s
spearing113216103spear_in_g
spearman1244943spearman__
spearmen1234853spearmen__
spearworts1542853spearworts
speerings12276843speer_ings
spermine12311433spe_rmin_e
sprints94113773sp__r_ints
stearines9311283stear_ines
stearins8312143stear_in_s
superminds1547063supe_rminds
superminis1448553supe_rminis
varmints1335643__varmints

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603255.87323940.6
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.29528386.2
 
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