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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 “flappier” 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.

33 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
flappier154429(None) 
flapper14359201flapp_er
floppier1554631floppier
clapper134011862clapp_er
crappier14288132crappier
flabbier1534092flabbier
flaggier13105202flaggier
flakier143910202fla_kier
flamier123112142fla_mier
flapped15328252flapp_ed
flappers15388382flapp_ers
flappiest1644852flappiest
flapping16298152flapping
flashier1437102flashier
flawier13378732fla_wier
flaxier17337982fla_xier
flipper14389142flipp_er
flopper14328472flopp_er
floppies1546812floppies
gappier12369842_gappier
gloppier1354672gloppier
happier143312032_happier
lapper104319952_lapp_er
lippier112710572_lippier
loppier11369722_loppier
nappier114411172_nappier
pappier103511592_pappier
sappier113613112_sappier
slapper113512462slapp_er
slippier1256532slippier
sloppier1255702sloppier
snappier1266212snappier
zappier20458372_zappier

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.19037949.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.59649691.6
 
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