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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 “lacert” 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.

55 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
lacer75833751lacer_
lacers85225251lacers
acerb9312762_acerb
alert54740652_alert
avert86029492_avert
facer105525052facer_
facers115519442facers
facet106038522face_t
labret8320222labret
lace66848472lace__
laced87132642lace_d
lacerate102214712lacerate
lacertid1146392lacertid
laces76141762lace_s
lacey105820912lace_y
lacier84020092lacier_
laciest93819042laciest
lacker125325622lacker_
lackers134120542lackers
lader65633722lader_
laders74927762laders
lager65132862lager_
lagers74826142lagers
laker95432872laker_
lakers105225152lakers
lambert113617112lambert
lament85024942lament
lamer75233702lamer_
lamest84722762lamest
lancer84319972lancer_
lancers93616642lancers
lancet84223572lance_t
laser54633322laser_
lasers64925702lasers
latent64124302latent
later54843922later_
latest63822702latest
laver85031792laver_
lavers94526362lavers
laxer125420332laxer_
laxest134913362laxest
layer84626472layer_
layers93921182layers
lucent8313822lucent
lucern846102lucern
macer912126942macer_
macers105321272macers
pacer96131612pacer_
pacers105124542pacers
placer105117742placer_
placers114515262placers
placet103923672place_t
racer75233022racer_
racers84725432racers
tacet75840022tace_t

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551552.23636919.1
3Display Results55550.0134230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691552.59268939.4
 
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