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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 “tern” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

270 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
tern4613480(None) 
ern35738351_ern
fern76129321fern
hern76134891hern
kern85326211kern
stern55319121stern
tarn46842721tarn
teen45938201teen
ten35856111te_n
term66233151term
terne56426151terne
terns55226871terns
torn46044251torn
turn46330381turn
aeon45634612aeon
aero45435342aero
aery77231682aery
airn46433832airn
astern64815812astern
barn66444642barn
bean66443862bean
been65335782been
ben56554922be_n
berg75425542berg
berk105929842berk
berm86732752berm
born67338412born
bren65629562bren
burn65636422burn
carn66245432carn
cere66741472cere
cero66329452cero
corn69945812corn
curn66731882curn
darn56434622darn
dean56039482dean
den47554342de_n
dere56845902dere
derm76031892derm
durn56127622durn
earn46737552earn
eery76129622eery
en28052392_e_n
eon36052082_eon
er28345142_er_
era35741502_era
ere36352772_ere
erg45531072_erg
erne46727422_erne
erns45428222_erns
err35626532_err
ers36046282_ers
eterne6311722eterne
extern1348472extern
fen66851352fe_n
fer66646122fer_
fere76342232fere
ferns85220082ferns
ferny115816182ferny
firn76927502firn
gen45950512ge_n
germ75428962germ
girn56026862girn
hen67555272he_n
her66547812her_
herb94730962herb
herd84933062herd
here76447102here
herl75834552herl
herm95636152herm
herns84825582herns
hero74635782hero
heron85025502heron
hers75844872hers
hewn106719852hewn
horn76735612horn
intern64016542intern
jean116629282jean
jeon116821442jeon
jerk154920132jerk
karn86129412karn
keen84830402keen
ken76343982ke_n
kerb104322712kerb
kerf115827462kerf
kerne94718212kerne
kerns94719562kerns
kirn87123432kirn
lean46345242lean
learn55322662learn
lorn46435252lorn
mean65538092mean
men59252852me_n
merc87225622merc
mere67244442mere
merk106027942merk
merl65830972merl
morn66237562morn
neon47026422neon
nerd56624942nerd
pean66147172pean
peen65938082peen
pein65834942pein
pen56558842pe_n
peon65635242peon
per56353092per_
pere66450262pere
peri65636972peri
perk106232842perk
perm85834632perm
perp89029892perp
pert66759322pert
perv97224812perv
pirn67128372pirn
porn65636022porn
pterin81014152pterin
quern143610402quern
rein46040892rein
reran57329102reran
rerun58722152rerun
seen46943122seen
sen36058522se_n
ser36752402ser_
sera46141392sera
sere46153472sere
serf76340112serf
serin55434442serin
sers45746652sers
sewn76124332sewn
sorn46641062sorn
stein54620542stein
stere55328542stere
sterna63712762sterna
sterns64616762sterns
tain45548072tain
tan37167572t_an
tar37570692tar_
tare45957622tare
tarns56433952tarns
taro46846912taro
tarp66936412tarp
tars46763952tars
tart47566182tart
tavern9428932tavern
tea37353322te_a
teak85930842teak
teal45546502teal
team66238652team
tear45242882tear
tears55436462tears
teary85124052teary
teas45851492teas
teat45963632teat
tech95925442tech
ted46446562te_d
teds54932572teds
tee38366872te_e
teed55439262teed
teel46335802teel
teem66132602teem
teens56227482teens
teeny85417882teeny
tees45353582tees
teff106023762teff
teg45741622te_g
tegg65315922tegg
tegs56031492tegs
teind6213612teind
tel35647902te_l
tela45532972tela
tele45040872tele
tell44934702tell
tels46841692tels
temp85323332temp
tend56433772tend
tenon53320512tenon
tens45647412tens
tent46159862tent
tepa66021682tepa
terai53525482terai
terce75721842terce
terga63315642terga
terms75523472terms
ternes65422902ternes
terra54419662terra
terry84721872terry
terse55026822terse
test48651622test
tet39274992te_t
teth76327892teth
tetra53417952tetra
tetri52716452tetri
tets45847462tets
tew66640152te_w
tews76431642tews
text116033932text
than76128772than
thegn95810902thegn
thein85919022thein
then78429692then
there87527392there
therm106018022therm
thin76732392thin
thorn85318702thorn
thro77726422thro
thru76818942thru
tier44936142tier_
tiers55526522tiers
tin36362172t_in
tire46143352tire
tirl45029922tirl
tiro46832362tiro
ton310265102t_on
toon47740632toon
tor39261682tor_
tora47545992tora
torc66333352torc
tore47359322tore
tori47542152tori
toro48045682toro
torr45630902torr
tors46157382tors
tort46967462tort
tory75840542tory
town76928702town
tree47745812tree
treen55622752treen
tref77030992tref
trek86222312trek
trend64817452trend
tres46542902tres
tret46653532tret
trey77228792trey
try66529672t_ry
tun35845192t_un
turd56027622turd
turf75334052turf
turk86125862turk
turns55623232turns
tween84413742tween
twerp10398412twerp
twin76023082twin
tyer75323392tyer_
tyers86220052tyers
tyin76424002tyin
tyre75428252tyre
tyro76622362tyro
urn35731462_urn
uteri51012982uteri
vein75625752vein
vera76828842vera
verb96224872verb
vert77249372vert
very108025642very
warn75239322warn
wean75734352wean
ween75835462ween
wen66249602we_n
were76238332were
wert79749822wert
worn75631752worn
wren78221682wren
yarn75230042yarn
yean75834582yean
yearn86316432yearn
yen66847382ye_n
yerk116222082yerk
zein135620602zein
zerk175319252zerk
zero134822472zero

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit298722700.90632971.3
3Display Results2702700.0604500.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912701.046170832.7
 
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