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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 “detect” 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.

43 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
detect9421740(None) 
defect124816171defect
deject164512841deject
detects104011091detects
detent73624481detent
detest74122841detest
deceit93018212deceit
decent94023702decent
decoct11313782decoct
deduct10610792deduct
deet57356582de_e_t
defeat103817162defeat
defects134511522defects
deflect13399972deflect
deftest112611712deftest
dejecta17376362dejecta
dejects17389222dejects
delict94320332delict
dement93825152dement
depict113514792depict
desert72725492desert
detach12310412detach
detected12289732detected
detecter11298732detecter
detector11278322detector
detente83313602detente
detents83615152detents
deter65028042dete_r
deters74724682deters
detests83711742detests
detick1339382detick
detract101414632detract
devest104418702devest
direct93817332direct
eject145016042_eject
elect74327032_elect
erect74129332_erect
obtect10129632obtect
refect114319332refect
reject154116282reject
resect84424702resect
retest64028452retest
select82621172select

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 Limit82551432.50033020.4
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691432.85962501.2
 
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