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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 “bricklayers” 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.

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
bricklayers225164(None) 
bricklayer2151721bricklayer_
tracklayers2051822tracklayers
bilayers13296923b_i__layers
bricklaying2351833bricklaying
bricklayings245863bricklayings
brickles162810283brickl__e_s
bricolages1543253bricolage_s
tracklayer1942493tracklayer_
backlashers22123634b_acklashers
backwaters2195164b_ackwaters
ballplayers1851604ballplayers
belayers13298144b___elayers
bickerers17115604b_ick_erers
bickers154316554b_ick___ers
bilayer12347804b_i__layer_
blackwaters22103144blackwaters
blockaders1942574block_aders
brayers124511904br____ayers
breakwaters2062184breakwaters
brickbats1983024brickba__ts
brickier16307164brick__ier_
brickle15279934brickl__e__
bricklike1643114bricklike__
brickyard2142094brick__yard
brickyards2252144brickya_rds
bricolage1453154bricolage__
bricoles122610304bricol__e_s
bridlers11359184bri_dl__ers
brockages1844784brock_age_s
bucklers16349504b_uckl__ers
cricketers1843904crick_eters
displayers1654824_displayers
inlayers1135644__i_nlayers
minelayers1543454_minelayers
mislayers1445944_mi_slayers
nicknamers1851974_nicknamers
prickers163710674prick___ers
prickles162511104prickl__e_s
pricklier17245064prickl_ier_
prickliness1943924prickliness
sticklers15227394stickl__ers
ticklers14339304_tickl__ers
trickers143812814trick___ers
trickles143013764trickl__e_s
tricklier15256824trickl_ier_
tricksters16264774trick_sters
trucklers15295584truckl__ers

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 Filter1786911488190.456391866.2
2DLD Change Limit148819488.92016683.7
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691489.39219025.9
 
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