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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 “cottered” 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.

55 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
cottered11251174(None) 
pottered112311661pottered
tottered9208701tottered
battered113315072battered
bettered113011842bettered
bittered112711832bittered
bothered142110392bothered
buttered112712632buttered
cantered113415992cantered
catered103117782c_atered
centered112513522centered
chattered15198002chattered
chittered15166412chittered
clattered12178422clattered
cluttered12185942cluttered
cockered17710212cockered
coffered1737672coffered
cohered133514692co_hered
compered153414922compered
coopered133310942coopered
coppered153410542coppered
cornered11311132cornered
coshered14610292coshered
cotter84926672cotter__
cotters94323452cotter_s
cottoned1138032cottoned
countered12313002countered
covered133315292co_vered
cowered133214652co_wered
cratered1149692cratered
dotterel945062dotterel
fettered12259492fettered
fostered122210452fostered
gettered10258612gettered
guttered10259172guttered
jittered16267222jittered
lettered92910782lettered
littered92511382littered
loitered938182loitered
mattered112412912mattered
mothered142310102mothered
muttered112610802muttered
nattered92011632nattered
pattered112714212pattered
portered112311552portered
pothered142311042pothered
potterer102310262potterer
puttered112611152puttered
scattered12197362scattered
scuttered12166422scuttered
tattered92011452tattered
tittered9239492tittered
totterer8217792totterer
uttered82712442_uttered
yattered12239542yattered

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 Filter1786911210590.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit121059554.03330017.1
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691554.53239428.7
 
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