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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 “catnaper” 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.

69 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
catnaper129493(None) 
catnapers1364761catnapers
catnapper1562911catnapper
canape10913512ca_nape_
canapes111213082ca_napes
catnap1098382catnap__
catnapped1692502catnapped
catnappers1682762catnappers
catnaps1197032catnap_s
hanaper1237132ha_naper
petnaper1243912petnaper
cadaver1335793ca_daver
caliper11410963ca_liper
calliper1247513calliper
camper124722213ca__mper
canaled103615563ca_naled
canaller1038953ca_naller
cancer104220923ca_n_cer
candler103516593ca_ndler
caner75334773ca_n__er
canker124422523ca_n_ker
canner84625983ca_n_ner
cannier94014163ca_nnier
canoer85121073ca_n_oer
canter85230113ca_n_ter
canvaser13276563canvaser
caper94831623c___aper
capmaker1855203capmaker
capper124421983ca__pper
carmaker1637313carmaker
carnage10311743carnage_
carnages11312213carnages
carper104923633ca__rper
cartopper1543743cartopper
castrater1148523castrater
catbrier1236173catbrier
catcaller1344813catcaller
catcher143115823cat_cher
catchier15329863catchier
catenae9311373catena_e_
catenate10312833catenate_
catenated1238913catenated
catenates11311813catenates
cater74840723cat___er
caterer92815943cat_erer
catface1436763catface_
catfaces1536963catfaces
catheter1338153catheter
catnip1097973catnip__
catnips1195893catnip_s
cattier93317073cat_tier
cheaper144010583c_heaper
cottager11306813cottager
cutwater1344833cutwater
dognaper1243693dognaper
hanapers1346963ha_napers
hatmaker1785353hatmaker
kidnaper1552593kidnaper
manager103413583ma_nager
outcaper1246873outcaper
petnapers1343823petnapers
petnapper1242453petnapper
tanager83010943ta_nager
taper74829773__t_aper
tarpaper1244603tarpaper
watape11208483wat_ape_
watapes12228383wat_apes
wattape12135383wattape_
wattapes1395253wattapes

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162697.84318636.0
3Display Results69690.0164312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691698.27921583.6
 
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