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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 “underwear” 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.

51 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
underwear134476(None) 
undereat9313902under_eat
underheat1348382underheat
undersea9149882undersea_
underseas1087802underseas
underway15136342underw_ay
underwent1349052underwent
dunderhead1642973dunderhead
interwar1148263interw_ar
outerwear1242573outerwear
overwear14248603_overwear
sunderer9310523sunder_e_r
underarm1147843under__arm
undercard1347003under_card
underclad1345563underclad
underclay1545063underclay
undercoat1248733undercoat
undereats10310223under_eats
underfed13311713underfe_d
underfeed1448633underfeed
underfur1245093under_fur
undergoer1146793undergoer
undergrad1245483undergrad
underhair1345733underhair
underheats1446053underheats
underjaw1943993under_jaw
underlap11146423under_lap
underlay12147653under_lay
underlet91516213underle_t
underlets10158893underlets
underload1146373underload
underneath1444053underneath
underpart1288513under_part
underpay14136213under_pay
underplay1545193underplay
underran948423under_ran
underreact1344683underreact
undersell1045763undersell
underset91417133underse_t
undersets10129323undersets
understeer1145813understeer
undertax1646113under_tax
undervest1398673undervest
underwater1446643underwater
underwhelm19132383underwhelm
underwing141410883underwing
underwire1348123underwire
underwood1446473underwood
underwool1345013underwool
underwork1746413underwork
unswear1035003un__swear

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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641517.03321134.8
3Display Results51510.0133923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691517.21624763.2
 
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