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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 “briery” 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.

49 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
briery11451077(None) 
briary114912001briary
bribery14426491bribery
brier74527401brier_
briers85319731briers
ariary94114202ariary
artery9911452artery
bakery155911002bakery
beery105220122b_eery
bier65531832b_ier_
biers76225222b_iers
bowery146012112bowery
bravery15428132bravery
breezy20295852breezy
brewery15376962brewery
briar75718152briar_
briard94311292briard
briars84814822briars
briber104714052briber_
bribers114111502bribers
bricky17489092bricky
brie65837902brie__
brief105422602brie_f
briefly1534572briefly
briefs115510072briefs
bries74942152brie_s
briner84519042briner_
briners94315632briners
briny104719662bri_ny
briony1149042briony
broidery14356082broidery
burier84324652burier_
buriers94017192buriers
crier74724462crier_
criers83918582criers
drier64423962drier_
driers74516732driers
fiery114714792_fiery
friary124010092friary
frier85225842frier_
friers94718932friers
ornery938462ornery
orrery936782orrery
prier75027762prier_
priers84521192priers
priory114110262priory
trier54328532trier_
triers64321522triers
wrier84521752wrier_

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit82551492.17038041.9
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691492.57969286.9
 
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