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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 “lackeys” 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.

50 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
lackeys1645826(None) 
lackers134120541lackers
lackey154813351lackey_
ackees124914582_ackees
backers153821882backers
blackens16388102blackens
clackers163911702clackers
dackers143417042dackers
darkeys15356532darkeys
dickeys17479302dickeys
hackees165014102hackees
hackers164619042hackers
hackneys2033682hackneys
hawkeys20414702hawkeys
hickeys19508222hickeys
hockeys19509272hockeys
jackers204214452jackers
jackets205011372jackets
jockeys23365952jockeys
lacers85225252lac_ers
laces76141762lac_e_s
lacey105820912lac_ey_
laches116528342lache_s
lacked135324652lacke_d
lacker125325622lacke_r
lackeyed18104512lackeyed
lacks116129202lack__s
lacqueys22132692lacqueys
lakers105225152la_kers
lakes95737652la_ke_s
larkers113014512larkers
latchkeys2141872latchkeys
latkes104715872latke_s
lickers134118252lickers
lockers133516922lockers
lockets134612202lockets
mickeys18447942mickeys
packers153818892packers
packets155114772packets
plackets1646582plackets
rackers134320452rackers
rackets134916872rackets
rickeys16548982rickeys
sackers133820222sackers
slackens14367712slackens
slackers143812742slackers
tackers134319622tackers
tackets134914362tackets
tackey154613082tackey_
wackes154717712wacke_s

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit107671503.37331921.4
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691503.53250592.0
 
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