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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 “fakirs” 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.

53 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
fakirs1346808(None) 
fairs85825441fa_irs
fakers134219531fakers
fakir125111491fakir_
faqirs18456031faqirs
airs46447422_a_irs
amirs75924922_amirs
bakers125323452bakers
facers115519442facers
facias113415802facias
facies113921592facies
faders105117462faders
fagins10513862fagins
fails85631482fa_ils
fair76332522fa_ir_
fairy115318282fa_iry
fakeers14446672fakeers
faker124824592faker_
fakery16509262fakery
fakes126032482fak_es
faking145520982faking
faqir17548642faqir_
faquirs1943862faquirs
farers95924052farers
favors124211402favors
firs76637712f__irs
flairs95711912flairs
flakers143613272flakers
flirs85518932f_lirs
hairs86225172ha_irs
hakims1537302hakims
kafirs13306982kafirs
kakis86116842kaki_s
kirs85831732__kirs
lairs55425872la_irs
lakers105225152lakers
mairs76228302ma_irs
makars124612632makars
makers123921732makers
nadirs7109002nadirs
pairs75325832pa_irs
rakers104123572rakers
rakis95323442raki_s
sabirs85414632sabirs
sakers104125432sakers
sakis95323672saki_s
takers103923742takers
takins105117402takins
tapirs84113172tapirs
vairs85019132va_irs
vakils1337592vakils
wairs86424062wa_irs
wakers134822492wakers

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 Limit82551532.17038041.9
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691532.51671021.9
 
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