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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 “wiretaps” 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.

48 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
wiretaps1314473(None) 
wiretap12145721wiretap_
firetraps1444302firetraps
winesaps1364552winesaps
wireways1745832wireways
bimetals1246953bimetals
birettas1046523birettas
firedamps1742843firedamps
firepans1347153firepans
firetrap1344863firetrap_
foretops13137483foretops
icecaps1343863_icecaps
livetraps1442543livetraps
pietas84516503pi_eta_s
pinesaps1253983pinesaps
pretape113511623_pretape
pretapes122811533_pretapes
reaps75626193__re_aps
recaps103615733__recaps
remaps105012873__remaps
retags73414303__retags
retape83917683__retape
retapes93917423__retapes
threaps12488643thre_aps
virelais1146413virelais
virelays1444643virelays
wataps11248683w__ataps
whitecaps1942773whitecaps
winesap1264443winesap_
winesops1374663winesops
wingtips1443253wingtips
wiredraws1652993wiredraws
wiregrass1343423wiregrass
wirehair1443343wirehair
wirehairs1542953wirehairs
wireless11249633wireless
wireman1237843wirema_n
wirers94617893wire__rs
wires86034913wire___s
wiretapped1851773wiretapped
wiretapper1751973wiretapper
wiretappers1851873wiretappers
wireway1646043wirewa_y
wiseass1035823wise_ass
witans93412933wi__tans
wraps105617153w_r__aps
wreaks134711113w_re_aks
wreaths13338383w_reaths

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162486.92021121.7
3Display Results48480.0331454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691487.37624226.0
 
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