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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 “debriefed” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
debriefed164214(None) 
debriefer1541921debriefer
briefed1335742__briefed
debrided1336582debri_ded
debrief1337622debrief__
debriefers1641652debriefers
debriefs1433532debrief_s
unbriefed1553522unbriefed
briefer1235563__briefer
debited113311623deb_i_ted
debride1138593debri_de_
debrides1268723debri_des
debriefing1742113debriefing
debruised1343003debruised
decreed112710253decr_e_ed
decried112612853decri__ed
deerweed1344183deerwe_ed
degreed10258883degr_e_ed
deprived1546463depri_ved
derided102914253de_ri_ded
derived123912763de_ri_ved
derriere936043derriere_
derrieres1044813derrieres
overbriefed2042973overbriefed
rebreed104611073rebr_e_ed
reprieved1584873reprieved
retrieved1385093retrieved
serifed11811463se_ri_fed
seriffed1594973se_riffed

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641296.54622707.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.99825534.6
 
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