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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 “faqir” 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.

34 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
faqir1754864(None) 
fair76332521fa_ir
fakir125111491fakir
faqirs18456031faqirs
faquir1834311faquir
air38058392_a_ir
amir65129752_amir
facer105525052facer
facia103218462facia
fader94421512fader
fagin9216572fagin
fail74840242fa_il
fain75840562fa_in
fairs85825442fa_irs
fairy115318282fa_iry
faker124824592faker
fakirs13468082fakirs
faquirs1943862faquirs
far67762602fa__r
farer86733142farer
favor114712452favor
fir66744892f__ir
flair86114122flair
flir76422202f_lir
hair76330142ha_ir
kafir12488902kafir
lair45934152la_ir
mair66133782ma_ir
nadir61012972nadir
pair66031512pa_ir
sabir75917002sabir
tapir75917062tapir
vair75624142va_ir
wair75830052wa_ir

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800341.40638264.6
3Display Results34340.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691341.719103950.6
 
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