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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 “grebe” 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.

85 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
grebe8511494(None) 
glebe85016441glebe
grebes93813611grebes
gree56641561gre_e
agree65226032agre_e
areae55229742areae
arene55329412arene
arete56031352arete
brede85520502brede
bree67241262bre_e
breve105317052breve
bribe94820782bribe
creme94319322creme
crepe95520722crepe
dree56638322dre_e
free75940182fre_e
frere85617722frere
gambe106219212gambe
gee45359202g_e_e
geese64316002geese
gene56237222g_ene
ghee85726112ghe_e
gibe75927782g_ibe
gleba83910242gleba
glebae9407612glebae
glebes95512242glebes
glede75517832glede
glee55239062gle_e
globe84917012globe
grab75427612grab_
graben9419722graben
grabs85719692grabs
grace85124542grace
grade75126092grade
grape84824662grape
grate64932882grate
grave94624872grave
graze155820052graze
grease75416232grease
great66034242great
greave104611492greave
greed75125692greed
greek105915942greek
green65522142green
grees65132472grees
greet65835322greet
grego7310522grego
greige847202greige
grew85620262gre_w
grey85624042gre_y
greyed114610602greyed
greyer104510092greyer
greys96614852greys
gride75223582gride
grieve1047242grieve
grime85021322grime
gripe84622962gripe
grope84821612grope
grove95219332grove
grub77220082grub_
grubs86312602grubs
grue55825712gr_ue
grume86218162grume
gybe105916242g_ybe
gyrene10227242gyrene
hebe96424702_hebe
krewe1238192krewe
plebe95014872plebe
pree67044732pre_e
prese75228382prese
probe94320812probe
reb55844962_reb_
rebbe9313162_rebbe
rebec94416542_rebec
rebel73421292_rebel
rebs65733562_rebs
rede55037662_rede
ree37974072_re_e
rete44944132_rete
robe65335642_robe
rube65532012_rube
thebe107515432thebe
treble8311662treble
tree47745812tre_e
tribe74420272tribe

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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800851.62333148.5
3Display Results85850.0165312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691851.732103170.3
 
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