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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 “derringers” 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.

45 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
derringers124384(None) 
deringers1137181de_ringers
derringer1144591derringer_
derangers1136702de_rangers
deringer1038142de_ringer_
porringers1343742porringers
arrangers1045823_arrangers
befingers1544103be_fingers
befringes15104453befringe_s
bringers112811073__bringers
cringers112511873__cringers
debriefers1641653debriefers
decliners12358613declin_ers
decriers11299733decri__ers
definers124211193de_fin_ers
defraggers1642013defraggers
deprivers1545213depri_vers
deranger1037353de_ranger_
deranges1039973de_range_s
deriders102411853de_ri_ders
derivers123811363de_ri_vers
derriere936043derri__ere
derrieres1044813derri__eres
derries83124623derri__e_s
derrises93012783derri_se_s
designers1136003de_signers
detainers10269103detain_ers
dingers94321383d___ingers
drainers92811253d_rain_ers
drinkers13277823d__rinkers
ferriages1345663ferriage_s
furriners12316323furrin_ers
harbingers1643943harbingers
herrings12379533herring__s
infringers1442843infringers
merriness1138293merrin_ess
porringer1244053porringer_
reprinters1295793reprinters
ringers83922953___ringers
springers12309983_springers
stringers104210653_stringers
terriers84210823terri__ers
terrifiers13144573terrifiers
terrines82117553terrin_e_s
wringers123110073__wringers

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603455.67024797.7
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691456.10929250.5
 
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