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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 “criers” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

160 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
criers8391858(None) 
briers85319731briers
crier74724461crier_
cries75438401crie_s
driers74516731driers
friers94718931friers
priers84521191priers
triers64321521triers
airers64922312airers
ariels65119372ariels
armers85520272armers
biers76225222_biers
briars84814822briars
bribers114111502bribers
briefs115510072briefs
brier74527402brier_
briery114510772briery
bries74942152brie_s
briners94315632briners
buriers94017192buriers
cabers105023922cabers
cagers95624192cagers
cahiers123510672cahiers
caners84629202caners
capers105428142capers
carders104820352carders
careers95218782careers
carers85133962carers
caries85147622carie_s
carpers114521252carpers
carriers103614202carriers
carters95327252carters
carvers124817542carvers
caters85336502caters
cavers115026842cavers
ceders93817672ceders
ceilers93912532ceilers
cheers114518912cheers
chiders135312942chiders
chiefs14509652chiefs
chiels115115932chiels
chimers144515142chimers
chirrs114514982chirrs
ciders94620092ciders
cires74932912cire_s
citers85022982citers
clivers123411752clivers
coders95426982coders
coilers93619902coilers
coiners93620752coiners
coirs75221052coi_rs
comers105328082comers
cooers84324562cooers
copers104629842copers
copiers114215962copiers
corders104520882corders
corers85231072corers
corkers134118852corkers
corners94723312corners
couriers103213172couriers
covers114627962covers
cowers114625532cowers
craters95021892craters
cravers124416562cravers
creds85418772cr_eds
creeds94714772creeds
creeks124812922creeks
creels84416942creels
creeps104213622creeps
cress75022832cr_ess
crews105917502cr_ews
cribbers14306442cribbers
cribs94516752cri_bs
cricks144316052cricks
cried84624282crie_d
crimes105521582crimes
crimmers14298542crimmers
crimpers14318932crimpers
crimps124613452crimps
cringers112511872cringers
cripes105120872cripes
cris66233432cri__s
crises84529432crises
crisis83716342crisis
crispers12309432crispers
crisps104411512crisps
crits75527572cri_ts
critters103511322critters
crores86121162crores
crosiers103312062crosiers
crowers124614902crowers
crozers184111082crozers
croziers19287002croziers
cruets85314952cruets
cruisers10438272cruisers
cruors838642cruors
cubers105318352cubers
curbers115514382curbers
curers84923192curers
curies84934022curie_s
curlers94218072curlers
curriers103410752curriers
cursers94317162cursers
cyders12398832cyders
decriers11299732decriers
drier64423962drier_
dries64733672drie_s
drivers114412792drivers
dryers10449272dryers
firers94922682firers
fliers94417192fliers
freers94717302freers
friars93812092friars
frier85225842frier_
fries85535602frie_s
frizers19329552frizers
fryers125710972fryers
griefs10418722griefs
gripers104011462gripers
hirers94518062hirers
kiers95320092_kiers
liers55130402_liers
orders74315992orders
oriels64914622oriels
ormers84316142ormers
osiers63412792osiers
piers75926332_piers
pliers84715152pliers
pricers113915062pricers
prier75027762prier_
pries74339532prie_s
primers114215672primers
priors83914482priors
prizers183911842prizers
pryers115012242pryers
ricers84120992_ricers
riders74123902_riders
riels55121332_riels
rimers84522552_rimers
risers64624782_risers
rivers94626542_rivers
ruers515019412_ruers
scribers12307962scribers
scries85226822scrie_s
shiers94921752shiers
skiers104713702skiers
spiers84421742spiers
tiers55526522_tiers
triens65417542triens
trier54328532trier_
tries55742812trie_s
trimers94615142trimers
twiers95410162twiers
urgers73313622urgers
variers103712662variers
viers85621952_viers
wirers94617892wirers
wrier84521752wrier_
wries85827742wrie_s
writers105513492writers

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit825511602.44033832.4
3Display Results1601600.0602666.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911602.84362853.0
 
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