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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 “kempt” 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.

38 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
kempt13431846(None) 
kemp126418761kemp_
kemps135012521kemps
kept106232941ke_pt
tempt95124841tempt
coempt12311032coempt
compt116328222compt
demit84832302demit
emit65438422_emit
empty1247762_empty
exempt1737452exempt
gemot84024232gemot
hemp115725622hemp_
hemps126917332hemps
hempy154912762hempy
keep106329822keep_
keeps116020282keeps
keet85347342ke_et
kelp105322802kelp_
kelps115116422kelps
kelpy145110682kelpy
kelt85343192ke_lt
kent86846962ke_nt
kep96437202ke_p_
kepi105315632ke_pi
keps106027302ke_ps
leapt75027472leapt
lept66440882le_pt
remet74843722remet
remit75737222remit
sept65844362se_pt
temp85323332temp_
tempi94912202tempi
tempo95214972tempo
temps95417132temps
tempts10439452tempts
unkempt1544762unkempt
wept95635052we_pt

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 Filter178691538000.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit53800381.62333148.5
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691381.98290156.9
 
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