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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forballplayers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
ballplayers185160(None) 
ballplayer1751811ballplayer_
allayers11156633_a_l_layers
cardplayers1951663cardplayers
sailplaners1352273sailplaners
wallpapers1742653wallp_apers
allayer10148214_a_l_layer_
baldpates1445234baldp_ate_s
balladeers1342524ball_adeers
ballades114211644ba_l_lade_s
ballasters1245094ball_asters
ballers94421014ba_l_l__ers
ballgames1443574ball_game_s
balloters1157674ba_l_loters
ballpark1643754ballp_a__rk
ballparks1743204ballp_a_rks
bardolaters1452704bardolaters
baseplates14114404baseplate_s
belayers13298144b___elayers
bellflowers1952264bellflowers
bilayers13296924b___ilayers
bricklayers2251644bricklayers
cardplayer1851984cardplayer_
displayers1654824_displayers
gallbladders176854gallbladders
manslayers1542684ma_nslayers
nonplayers1543944_nonplayers
pallbearers1551884pallbearers
players124313764____players
ratepayers1541974ratep_ayers
sailplaner1252764sailplaner_
sailplanes1244314sailplane_s
tailplanes1244314tailplane_s
taxpayers2141894ta_xp_ayers
wallflowers2052404wallflowers
wallpaper1642804wallp_aper_
waylayers1842944wa__ylayers

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148819379.26616060.8
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691379.68518450.3