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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 “beachier” 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.

34 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
beachier153880(None) 
beechier1535631beechier
leachier1337251leachier
peachier1548621peachier
achier113914262__achier
beached154516552beach_ed
beaches144120652beach_es
beachgoer1742312beachgoer
beachiest1638452beachiest
beaching164114142beaching
beachwear1941772beachwear
beadier103513912bea_dier
beakier134012162bea_kier
beamier113411942bea_mier
belcher143511492belch_er
bencher144113482bench_er
bitchier15307732bitchier
bleacher15358882bleach_er
botchier15287142botchier
branchier1637132branchier
brashier13389932brashier
breacher153011502breach_er
breathier1435382breathier
bunchier1536152bunchier
heathier1438342heathier
leacher124014842leach_er
peacher144216072peach_er
poachier1556822poachier
preachier1646922preachier
reacher123718292reach_er
reechier1336672reechier
teacher123714832teach_er
techier1269242te_chier
tetchier1336452tetchier

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059343.28336874.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.68648478.3
 
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