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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 “reform” 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.

48 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
reform1131272(None) 
deform1259631deform
preform1439621preform
reforms1239821reforms
before11410152before
beworm1339992beworm
biform1368132biform
defoam1238562defoam
deforms1337802deforms
deiform1336702deiform
deworm1249532deworm
enorm74415642_enorm
form95836872__form
freeform1644712freeform
inform11310152inform
perform1439292perform
preforms1537412preforms
rearm75923572re_arm
rebore86625652rebore
reborn810016962reborn
record96117432record
recork126315492recork
refer84822142refer_
refers93921082refers
refilm114311402refilm
refire95419472refire
refold103812112refold
reforge11259032reforge
reformat1357652reformat
reformed14249602reformed
reformer13217952reformer
refry114412462ref_ry
reinform1346202reinform
remora8414592remora
reniform1346242reniform
report85326022report
resorb84914352resorb
resort65728622resort
retiform1345872retiform
retore67630772retore
retorn610923432retorn
retort66831152retort
rewarm115913492rewarm
reword106321412reword
rewore938030162rewore
rework136619792rework
reworn98122202reworn
triform1237862triform

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551482.42334069.7
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691482.77964300.5
 
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