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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 “aptest” 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.

42 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
aptest8291751(None) 
attest62618611attest
ablest84721832ablest
acutest94410602acutest
adeptest1145452adeptest
airest63825262airest
amplest11312332amplest
antes56334322antes_
apes66047432ap_es_
apres75426402apres_
apses76823912apses_
apter76120202apte_r
aptness9268572aptness
arrest63722632arrest
artiest73121992artiest
artist64125542artist
ates45047922a_tes_
attent62818322attent
attests7278812attests
autist64324942autist
baptist11311872baptist
cutest85820142cutest
daftest11248942daftest
detest74122842detest
fastest102413722fastest
fattest102913062fattest
latest63822702latest
mutest84218052mutest
obtest81213012obtest
oftest91212002oftest
palest83926222palest
patent84524922patent
pates76047892pates_
pest65555292_p_est
prest75736352_prest
retest64028452retest
saltest71916512saltest
tartest72517532tartest
tautest72612442tautest
test48651622__test
vastest102911512vastest
wattest102412152wattest

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551422.40634310.5
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691422.52970656.8
 
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