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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 “access” 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.

35 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
access103768(None) 
abbess10509772abbess
abscess1133902abscess
accede1138302accede
accedes1237722accedes
accent105116262accent
accents113511232accents
accept123210632accept
accepts13356362accepts
accessed1385412accessed
accesses1287492accesses
accost101112262accost
accosts11107992accosts
accuse103411032accuse
accuses114112192accuses
aces67645092a_ce_s
aches106132292ache_s
ackees124914582ackees
acmes96020652acme_s
acnes75922622acne_s
acres76327762acre_s
across8312642across
actress948532actress
ancress978612ancress
asceses938622asceses
ascesis938372ascesis
assess65710462assess
awless939262awless
caress85720262caress
cess65326052__cess
chess105016922_chess
cress75022832_cress
excess1546052excess
recess8314262recess
success1146402success

Search took 9 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 Filter178691825510.983181781.3
2DLD Change Limit82551357.33011262.1
3Display Results35350.0301166.7
 (SQL Overall)178691358.34321418.1
 
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