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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 “dewax” 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.

43 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
dewax16551085(None) 
dewan95718041dewan
dewar95817731dewar
rewax155713921rewax
dead65434242de_ad
deaf85838402de_af
deal56347412de_al
dean56039482de_an
dear55343602de_ar
debag94212302debag
debar85517862debar
decaf114919442decaf
decal85523232decal
decay114718482decay
dedal75719022dedal
deewan10267552deewan
defat95426692defat
degas75119162degas
delay94820632delay
denar65223292denar
derat65044082derat
deray95024182deray
desex13311982desex
detox13310952detox
deva85720982deva_
devas96218882devas
dew77139922dew__
dewans105215142dewans
dewars105117072dewars
dewaxed19316052dewaxed
dewaxes18297842dewaxes
dewed105020302dewed
dewlap1264842dewlap
dews86230602dew_s
dewy115419022dew_y
dex116936882de__x
diwan95712552diwan
relax124817802relax
retax124517972retax
rewan85623662rewan
sewan85921292sewan
sewar85421102sewar
wax137041182__wax

Search took 8 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 Filter178691538000.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit53800436.2038673.2
3Display Results43430.0331303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691437.09625181.9
 
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