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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 “gnarr” 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.

48 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
gnarr6481069(None) 
gnar56021381gna_r
gnarl65115571gnarl
gnarrs7407661gnarrs
gnars66718851gnars
carr65434702_carr
charr104821782charr
gar47259902g_a_r
garb75332672g_arb
gars55750742g_ars
gaur56723352g_aur
gear55934972gea_r
gears64628692gears
gharri10386162gharri
gharry13546272gharry
glair65313552glair
glare65222952glare
glary96018542glary
gnarls74210772gnarls
gnarly104610382gnarly
gnarred9327002gnarred
gnash9449832gnash
gnat56034432gna_t
gnats65217712gnats
gnaw86515742gna_w
gnawer10386952gnawer
gnawn9517782gnawn
gnaws96311142gnaws
guar56923292gua_r
guard74415542guard
guars65021052guars
inarm7314422inarm
knar85818722kna_r
knarry1334612knarry
knars94416112knars
knaur9508252knaur
narc67127952_narc
nard56634452_nard
nark85230062_nark
nary76931222_nary
parr65731152_parr
snare54429982snare
snarer64620842snarer
snarf86525422snarf
snark95419942snark
snarl54921082snarl
unarm7314452unarm
unary8315992unary

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 Limit53800481.39038705.0
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691481.719103950.6
 
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