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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 “belayers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

36 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
belayers1329814(None) 
belayer12339501belayer_
bilayers13296921bilayers
delayers12268661delayers
allayers11156632allayers
beaders104120182be_aders
beakers134216872be_akers
bearers94619592be_arers
beaters94925042be_aters
beavers124417322be_avers
behavers16205612behavers
bejabers1933632bejabers
belabors1236402belabors
belayed133610082belaye_d
belays114313852belay__s
belchers153510022belchers
beliers94617382bel_iers
belters93819412bel_ters
betrayers1445012betrayers
bewrayers1743482bewrayers
bilayer12347802bilayer_
bladers104214682b_laders
blamers115314212b_lamers
blazers184811682b_lazers
bleaters103412322bleaters
brayers124511902b_rayers
decayers14307962decayers
delayer113010532delayer_
elaters74420192_elaters
flayers133912032_flayers
inlayers1135642inlayers
layers93921182__layers
players124313762_players
relaters83218152relaters
relaxers15298262relaxers
slayers104513322_slayers

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059363.87631233.0
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691364.27941760.0
 
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