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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlathes” 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.

15 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
lathes9512749(None) 
bathes116524831bathes
laches116528341laches
lashes94831001lashes
latches123320121latches
lathe85626711lathe_
lathed104718451lathed
lather95124351lather
lathers104321881lathers
lathis95516171lathis
laths86022401lath_s
latkes104715871latkes
lattes65324201lattes
lethes94818081lethes
loathes103513241loathes

Search took 2 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 Filter178691487550.0762351197.4
2DLD Change Limit48755150.94051867.0
3Display Results15150.0131153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691151.029173655.0