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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 “redshirts” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

30 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
redshirts134290(None) 
redshifts1642571redshifts
redshirt1245851redshirt_
redshift1544622redshift_
redshirted1592692redshirted
redstarts1044242redstarts
bedsheets1542943bedsheets
bedsits1037563beds_i_ts
overshirts1644783overshirts
reasserts945983reasserts
reassorts945623reassorts
recharts1337663re_charts
redbaits1135903redbai_ts
redbirds1283873red_birds
redshanks1742323redshanks
redshifted1892783redshifted
redshirting1643263redshirting
redskins1385873redski_ns
redstart949193redstart_
rehires105016113re__hires
reshines112615443re_shines
reships1239863re_shi_ps
reshoots11228413re_shoots
resifts10378703re_s_ifts
resists74414923re_s_ists
resits64725563re_s_i_ts
resorts74817193re_s_orts
respires10311903re_spires
restarts8310873re_starts
shirts94918343___shirts

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641306.83021763.0
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691307.29624491.6
 
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