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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 “dryers” 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.

80 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
dryers1044927(None) 
driers74516731driers
dryer95111461dryer_
dyers96617131d_yers
fryers125710971fryers
pryers115012241pryers
armers85520272armers
brayers124511902brayers
briers85319732briers
buyers114511002buyers
criers83918582criers
darers75921872darers
darners83815772darners
darters84017602darters
daters74827372daters
deers64930522d_eers
defers105116942defers
deters74724682deters
dicers94720742dicers
dikers114418792dikers
dimers94321092dimers
diners75525952diners
divers105024962divers
doers65225712d_oers
dopers95522482dopers
dormers104313922dormers
dorpers104113172dorpers
dorsers83516302dorsers
dosers75723632dosers
doters74423912doters
dowers104523292dowers
doyens104810222doyens
dozers164815422dozers
drapers105313352drapers
drawers113610072drawers
drears74614252drears
drees65628522dr_ees
dregs76114862dr_egs
dreks105714752dr_eks
dress65319832dr_ess
drier64423962drier_
dries64733672drie_s
drivers114412792drivers
droners84114382droners
drovers115212642drovers
dryads11436622dryads
dryest104811122dryest
dryness11114782dryness
drys86314802dry__s
dupers94615602dupers
dyer85522112d_yer_
dyes85331892d_ye_s
eyers86521332_eyers
flyers125712802flyers
foyers125413132foyers
freers94717302freers
friers94718932friers
fryer115913432fryer_
hayers124415942hayers
layers93921182layers
orders74315992orders
ormers84316142ormers
oyers87620882_oyers
payers114621822payers
plyers114912982plyers
prayers124212852prayers
preyers124412362preyers
priers84521192priers
pryer104415312pryer_
ruers515019412_ruers
ryes75529352_rye_s
sayers94221592sayers
shyers124712202shyers
toyers95516332toyers
triers64321522triers
tuyers94612562tuyers
twyers12497412twyers
tyers86220052_tyers
urgers73313622urgers
wryer11489302wryer_

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.686260482.5
2DLD Change Limit82551803.68622395.8
3Display Results80800.0332424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691804.40540565.5
 
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