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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 “surfeiter” 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.

37 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
surfeiter124471(None) 
surfeited1344591surfeited
surfeiters1343641surfeiters
forfeiter1544172forfeiter
surfeit10310342surfeit__
surfeits1146222surfeit_s
surfier102613542surf_i_er
buffeter1683593buffe_ter
forfeited1643793forfeited
forfeiters1643783forfeiters
perfecter1646043perfecter
scurfier13267053scurf_i_er
straiter8311783str_aiter
subcenter1347083subcenter
subverter1445273subverter
subwriter1445623subwriter
sufferer1436063suffe_rer
sufficer16225823su_fficer
suggester1143733suggester
suiter64121813su___iter
sulfite10310473sulf_ite_
sulfites1139903sulf_ites
surefire1145213surefire_
sureties8316583sur_eties
surfacer1345663surf_acer
surfeiting1445023surfeiting
surfer93515883surf___er
surflike1535933surflike_
surfside1244853surfside_
surlier72915443sur_li_er
surmiser1036763sur_miser
surpriser1144613surpriser
surrender1074543surrender
surviver1434683sur_viver
turfier10249793turf_i_er
unfetter1136753_unfetter
ureter6313203_ur_e_ter

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641377.12620859.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.56223630.1
 
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