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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 “egrets” 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.

48 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
egrets7271224(None) 
egress73310431egress
egret63327311egret_
regrets83212921regrets
aglets73915682aglets
agrees74915322agrees
aigrets82810532aigrets
befrets1237612befrets
begets96215522beg_ets
berets85822522berets
burets84321262burets
carets85330772carets
curets84922342curets
degrees92810722degrees
eaglets84111662eaglets
eagres74014572eagre_s
ebbets10376832ebbets
egers65120372eg_ers
egest65222342eg_est
egests74411252egests
eggers84612582eggers
emmets10349152emmets
erects84116182e_rects
ergots74512372ergots
everts94514892everts
exerts133712292exerts
eyres84921772eyre_s
ferrets103111392ferrets
frets85523402_frets
genets75716662genets
gerents82612922gerents
gets55442482_g_ets
greats76318392_greats
grees65132472_grees
greets75117422_greets
greys96614852_greys
grits65529582_grits
grots65025852_grots
ogres65818632ogre_s
ogress7529502ogress
reglets83512982reglets
regreets9287852regreets
regress82711452regress
regret73723532regret_
rets45352562__rets
secrets9311772secrets
terrets72913582terrets
trets55928022_trets

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit82551482.62631436.0
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691482.76264696.2
 
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