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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 “flesher” 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.

47 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
flesher13361092(None) 
flasher133914061flasher
fleshed143210261fleshed
fleshers14339441fleshers
fleshes133913271fleshes
fleshier1435601fleshier
flusher133012271flusher
fresher132612641fresher
blesser9329292blesser
blether12459912blether
blusher124113112blusher
clasher124615512clasher
feldsher1543242feldsher
fester94723512f_ester
fisher124917142f_isher
flashed144112182flashed
flashers143912652flashers
flashes133916102flashes
flashier1437102flashier
fleche14299302fleche_
fleches153411442fleches
fleecer12368032fleecer
fleer86020772fle__er
fleeter103210362fleeter
flenser1036782flenser
flesh115013742flesh__
fleshlier1542492fleshlier
fleshly16346092fleshly
fleshy15406282flesh_y
fletcher16306662fletcher
flosser10339692flosser
flushed143310972flushed
flushers14279732flushers
flushes134114142flushes
fluster103913062fluster
freshed143312592freshed
freshen133010882freshen
freshes133515822freshes
freshet133416642freshet
lasher94824532_lasher
lecher113415852_lecher
lesser63514852_lesser
lusher93818762_lusher
plasher124215032plasher
plusher124010382plusher
slasher104515332slasher
welsher13377442welsher

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671473.17033965.6
3Display Results47470.0331424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691473.57949927.6
 
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