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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 “vesperals” 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.

33 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
vesperals144393(None) 
vesperal1344881vesperal_
vespers1239032vesper__s
bespeaks1643963bespe_aks
bespreads1443503bespreads
desperado1383233desperado
desperados1472983desperados
desperate12410843desperate
despisals1243503despisals
dispersals1345113dispersals
espials937093_esp_ials
federals1247303fe_derals
generals9109333ge_nerals
overpedals1643433overpedals
repeals94014523re_pe_als
reseals73917663res_e_als
respeaks1434953respe_aks
respells1056333respe_lls
resprays1344713resp_rays
respreads1244523respreads
restorals978073restorals
severals1137593se_verals
spirals93212513__spirals
temperas12278233tempera_s
temporals1345293temporals
ventrals112910003ve_ntrals
vesper1138083vesper___
vessels1035933vesse__ls
vestals104612333ves__tals
vestral104111013ves_tral_
vestural1156473vestural_
veterans1148853ve_terans
visceral1344673visceral_

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641337.81019032.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.24921662.1
 
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