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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 “refracts” 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.

26 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
refracts1313738(None) 
refract121311601refract_
retracts101111311retracts
detracts11138832detracts
infracts1346622infracts
reacts83616602re__acts
redacts10510942re_dacts
redrafts1235602redrafts
reenacts1036992reenacts
reerects10319922reerects
refaces123216742ref_aces
refects124012742ref_ects
reflects13288872reflects
refracted1557392refracted
refractor14156322refractor
refractors15156272refractors
refrains1139592refrains
reframes1338992reframes
refronts1137772refronts
regrafts1235302regrafts
regrants9310012regrants
reracks132310532re_racks
retraces101417272retraces
retracks14149102retracks
retract91318112retract_
retroacts1146282retroacts

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 Filter1786911210590.640279204.7
2DLD Change Limit121059267.25016697.8
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.90622601.9
 
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