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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 “bloaters” 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.

54 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
bloaters10331102(None) 
bleaters103412321bleaters
bloater94013421bloater_
blotters104110981blotters
boaters93419241b_oaters
floaters112711511floaters
gloaters9288861gloaters
beaters94925042b_eaters
bladers104214682bl_aders
blamers115314212bl_amers
blasters104116142blasters
blathers134713792bl_athers
blatters104414092blatters
blazers184811682bl_azers
bleater94515302bleater_
blisters104015082blisters
bloated104513432bloate_d
bloats85215762bloat__s
blockers16398792blockers
bloggers12397402bloggers
bloomers12348822bloomers
bloopers12397372bloopers
blotter94612852blotter_
blowers124313592blo_wers
blurters10348372blurters
blusters104413892blusters
boasters103915662b_oasters
boatels93510232b_oatels
boater84622092b_oater_
bolsters103712452bolsters
bolters94017802b_olters
boosters104013442boosters
clouters10399802clouters
coaters93525792_coaters
elaters74420192el_aters
floatels11295662floatels
floater104413352floater_
flouters11419272flouters
gloater83711012gloater_
loaders83413432_loaders
loafers10349462_loafers
loaners73913622_loaners
loathers113310442_loathers
locaters102710072_locaters
lofters103912902_lofters
loiters74116612_loiters
looters74419162_looters
lotters73921062_lotters
oaters65029792__oaters
platers93924092pl_aters
pleaters103613792pleaters
plotters104011552plotters
slaters73123732sl_aters
slotters84012402slotters

Search took 4 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 Limit121059543.33036354.1
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691543.73647829.5
 
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