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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forladder” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
ladder8461762(None) 
adder75419591_adder
badder103817511badder
bladder11429151bladder
gadder93714711gadder
gladder10398311gladder
ladders94115171ladders
lader65633721la_der
ladler74314931ladler
lander74028481lander
larder73720971larder
lauder73815011lauder
madder103515591madder
padder103415491padder
sadder82916971sadder
wadder114215481wadder

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691487550.0762351197.4
2DLD Change Limit48755160.87355847.7
3Display Results16160.0161000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691160.965185172.0