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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 “regrets” 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.

42 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
regrets8321292(None) 
egrets72712241_egrets
reglets83512981reglets
regreets9287851regreets
regress82711451regress
regret73723531regret_
aigrets82810542aigrets
befrets1237612befrets
begets96215522beg_ets
berets85822532be_rets
degrees92810722degrees
egress73310432_egress
egret63327312_egret_
ferrets103111392ferrets
rearers74323562rearers
redress82511872redress
reerects10319922reerects
reflets103513152reflets
regents83416542regents
reges65628792reg_e_s
reglet73724232reglet_
regrafts1235302regrafts
regrants9310012regrants
regrate82618662regrate
regrates92618412regrates
regreen8309042regreen
regreens9257452regreens
regreet83015952regreet
regrew10388562regre_w
regrows11269152regrows
relets64025672re_lets
remeets93712412remeets
rennets75212632rennets
repress92712682repress
rerents73319422re_rents
resets65427612re_sets
retreats8311422retreats
reverts104715052reverts
revets94022182re_vets
rewets94617212re_wets
secrets9311772secrets
terrets72913582terrets

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 Limit107671423.56330219.2
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.96945021.7
 
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