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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

108 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
briefest133589(None) 
briefed1335742briefe_d
briefer1235562briefe_r
briefers1335142briefers
briefless1443612briefless
briefness1444112briefness
briefs115510072brief_s_
briniest102812322briniest
briskest14337802briskest
chiefest1645312chiefest
liefest1038442_liefest
rifest93114582_ri_fest
arbelest1049503arbelest
aridest8316143ari_dest
barrenest1149563barrenest
beefiest13269013b_eefiest
behest11314613b__ehest
bigfeet1376153b_igfeet
biggest1138143b_iggest
biremes1138773biremes_
blindest11609093blindest
blithest1338083blithest
bluffest1664643bluffest
boneyest1347843boneyest
braggest1296533braggest
brainiest11209723brainiest
brakiest143912243brakiest
brashest133511763brashest
bravest124211753br_avest
brawest123810483br_awest
breast8319633br_e_ast
bredes94818473br_edes_
brees75632553br_e_es_
breezes18318693breezes_
breeziest2035063breeziest
breves115516423br_eves_
brevet115717333br_eve_t
brevets12519393br_evets
bribees11409283bribees_
bribes105918533bri_bes_
brickiest1737433brickiest
brides94423513bri_des_
bridges113911333bridges_
bridles104114473bridles_
brief105422603brief___
briefcase1651773briefcase
briefing1436943briefing
briefly1534573brief_ly
briers85319733brie_rs_
bries74942153bri__es_
brightest1545663brightest
brimless1235273brimless
brineless1136243brineless
brines85028853bri_nes_
brinies93317913brinies_
briquet1838833brique_t
briquets1934853briquets
brises84927613bri_ses_
brisket134413403briske_t
briskets14346563briskets
brisses94314313brisses_
brittlest11146193brittlest
broadest1138573broadest
brownest1398893brownest
bruskest14315903bruskest
buffest15298643b_uffest
crispest12177373crispest
cruelest1059183cruelest
driest74722753dri__est
freest95318283fr_e_est
friezes19418913friezes_
greenest9312623greenest
greyest11348343gr_eyest
griefs10418723grief_s_
grieves1137323grieves_
griffes14367923griffes_
grimiest11299823grimiest
grimmest13286293grimmest
gripiest11289633gripiest
gruffest1544593gruffest
infest93315433__infest
lievest1048343_lievest
lovefest1444893lovefest
praefect1544773praefect
prefect141011073pr_efect
pretest9517633pr_etest
priciest122112903priciest
priest84125423pri__est
primmest14226693primmest
priviest132310313priviest
quietest1757173quietest
reefiest112811483_reefiest
reest54938093_r_e_est
refect114319333_r_efect
refelt94521423_r_efelt
renest64529713_r_enest
retest64028453_r_etest
revest94623603_r_evest
richest122813683_richest
rimiest93215853_rimiest
ripest84317943_ri_pest
stiffest1435683stiffest
tiredest938403tiredest
trienes74118413trienes_
triggest1036923triggest
trimmest12227023trimmest
tritest7315273tri_test
wriest94419713wri__est

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit1461621087.61019206.6
3Display Results1081080.0502160.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911088.06322161.9
 
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