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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 “cressy” 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.

47 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
cressy1143911(None) 
creasy114612301creasy
cress75022831cress_
dressy10518141dressy
tressy9448551tressy
actressy1342602actressy
brassy11509232brassy
caress85720262caress_
cess65326052c_ess_
cheesy14419192cheesy
chess105016922chess_
chesty144610502chesty
cissy104811072c_issy
classy11379042classy
crass76328042crass_
crassly1276652crassly
creaky154911552creaky
creamy134811362creamy
crease85519572crease
creds85418772creds_
creepy13418802creepy
creese84014332creese
creesh11328332creesh
crepey135110932crepey
crepy124812702cre_py
cresol8310212cresol
cresses94219812cresses
cresset93319942cresset
crest74632692cre_st
crests85218702crests
cresyl1135132cresyl
crews105917502crews_
crispy13478562crispy
crissa837622crissa
cross75124502cross_
crosse85216312crosse
crossly1277272crossly
crusty114911342crusty
dress65319832dress_
drossy10528472drossy
grassy10619092grassy
greasy10419462greasy
messy104913832_messy
press75425952press_
prissy11347852prissy
resay85320542_resay
tress55423162tress_

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551472.64031269.3
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691472.99959583.5
 
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