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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 “glossier” 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.

37 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
glossier935820(None) 
flossier11326971flossier
glassier9289081glassier
glosser83410811gloss_er
glossies93311251glossies
blousier1055662blousier
blowsier1335062blowsier
bossier93712422_bossier
classier10359082classier
dossier83711692_dossier
drossier956312drossier
flosser10339692floss_er
flossie10337442flossie_
flossies112810122flossies
gassier83812572g_assier
ghostier1235382ghostier
glassie8329492glassie_
glassies94012272glassies
globbier1334242globbier
gloomier1135092gloomier
gloppier1354672gloppier
glossae8477282glossae_
glossed94410072gloss_ed
glossers9319052gloss_ers
glosses84014122gloss_es
glossiest10277942glossiest
glossily1235092glossily
glossina9275542glossina
glossing10278882glossing
goosier83512562g_oosier
gorsier83811072g_orsier
gossiper1164202g_ossiper
grassier9349282grassier
grosser84313142gross_er
lousier72411622_lousier
mossier94413812_mossier
sloshier1135282sloshier

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059374.01330166.7
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691374.45240137.2
 
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