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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 “largest” 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
largest8371510(None) 
larges74824231larges_
largess8408911largess
argent74023662_argent
arrest63722632_arrest
barest85327692bar_est
barges94528252barges_
barghest1447912barghest
barguest1137162barguest
darkest122512622darkest
earnest7318732earnest
garget84327272garge_t
gargets94614572gargets
glariest92012532glariest
hardest113118412hardest
harvest132112752harvest
laciest93819042laciest
lakiest113517272lakiest
lamest84722762la_mest
lankest112714112lankest
lardiest93813892lardiest
larees65323112larees_
lares54852632lar_es_
large65325462large__
largely1136702largely
larger74417512large_r
largesse9294412largesse
largish1138602largish
largos74815062largos_
larkiest123713322larkiest
latest63822702la_test
laxest134913362la_xest
laziest163814482laziest
leariest83117852leariest
longest84114952longest
margent10316692margent
marges94525712marges_
parges94529542parges_
parget94529392parge_t
pargets105215192pargets
rarest65725482rar_est
sagest74920262sa_gest
sarges75128592sarges_
targes74524602targes_
target75028912targe_t
targets84314222targets
tartest72517532tartest
wariest105122502wariest
warmest123113032warmest
yarest95018912yar_est

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671503.25033129.5
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691503.65648876.1
 
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