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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 “elmier” 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
elmier83981(None) 
almner85710722almner
balmier113811512balmier
beamier113411942beamier
belier84423562bel_ier
easier64218462easier
edgier8469722edgier
eelier64216462eelier
eerier64320022eerier
elater64724202elater
elder64020022el_der
elmiest9310742elmiest
eloiner7149182eloiner
eloper85414152eloper
eluder73712212eluder
elver85216242el_ver
ember95516802e_mber
emeer74815362e_meer
emir65918702e_mi_r
emmer94314462e_mmer
envier939672envier
epimer10109152epimer
filmier1237502filmier
flamier123112142flamier
flier86023402fl_ier
fumier11310902fumier
gamier93617932gamier
gemmier12337382gemmier
germier10309542germier
gluier7310262gluier
homier116416992homier
levier94013872levier
lier45942462_l_ier
limier83518722limier
malmier113611952malmier
palmier113312172palmier
plier75221282pl_ier
plumier113510042plumier
relier65826182rel_ier
rimier83916272rimier
seamier93114632seamier
slier54827242sl_ier
slimier93212012slimier

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551432.25036689.3
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691432.37675206.6
 
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