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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 “derris” 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.

61 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
derris7361527(None) 
debris93311491debris
dermis94717161dermis
derries83124621derries
arris56824682_arris
berries94423552berries
cercis104614492cercis
deairs74013782deairs
dearie73319812dearie
dearies83526272dearies
dears65736882dear_s
decries103319802decries
deers64930522deer_s
defis96717502de_fis
deixis1437242deixis
delis64928542de_lis
derail74218812derail
derails84216392derails
derats74625062derats
derays105514252derays
derbies103016052derbies
dermas94116812dermas
dermic114511912dermic
derms85022892de_rms
derrick1435802derrick
derricks1544432derricks
derrises93012782derrises
derry94721372derr_y
dervish1436982dervish
dorrs65520592dorr_s
durras74713372durras
durrie73713262durrie
durries83817352durries
durrs65519992durr_s
errs45622532_err_s
fermis114313502fermis
ferric1139992ferric
ferries103521082ferries
herries104025072herries
jerrid14259142jerrid
jerrids15277742jerrids
jerries143817512jerries
kermis124012392kermis
kerria10339912kerria
kerrias11289512kerrias
kerries113317912kerries
morris83814732morris
nereis6315342nereis
orris54516552_orris
peris75537072pe_ris
perries93226602perries
serais64326132serais
serries73925352serries
sherris10168802sherris
terais64023512terais
terras63516972terras
terries73425632terries
territ63421372territ
territs72714502territs
tetris62816292tetris
vermis114214962vermis

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551612.22037185.1
3Display Results61610.0134692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691612.56369719.5
 
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