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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 “drecky” 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.

32 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
drecky1648633(None) 
dreck124812801dreck_
drecks13459201drecks
bricky17489092bricky
cracky175010222cracky
creaky154911552creaky
decay114718482d_ecay
deck115827752d_eck_
decks124822192d_ecks
decoy115716312d_ecoy
decry115514352d_ecry
dicky154816242d_icky
dreamy12509992dreamy
dreary104611672dreary
dreggy12364632dreggy
drek96321092dre_k_
dreks105714752dre_ks
dressy10518142dressy
drosky14486162drosky
ducky154216112d_ucky
flecky18387652flecky
freaky16439232freaky
freckly19124592freckly
pecky165515092_pecky
pricky174210342pricky
reck106130562_reck_
recks115625132_recks
reeky125416262_reeky
rocky144513852_rocky
tricky154211472tricky
wreck144611042wreck_
wrecks15418882wrecks

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 Limit82551322.17337989.4
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691322.53270573.1
 
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