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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 “knacker” 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.

39 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
knacker1230791(None) 
knacked13287791knacked
knackers13286841knackers
knackery16283661knackery
knocker12296391knocker
snacker133112601snacker
backer144525522_backer
blacker154513512blacker
clacker153813772clacker
cracker153114172cracker
dacker134920752_dacker
hacker154822692_hacker
jacker194417582_jacker
kicker114116182k_icker
knack104311042knack__
knackered1543682knackered
knacks11428542knack_s
knapper15387152knapper
knickers13306722knickers
knocked13236302knocked
knockers13285732knockers
knuckler1383622knuckler
lacker125325622_lacker
necker124012792_necker
nicker123818702_nicker
packer144223402_packer
racker124824552_racker
sacker125124842_sacker
slacker133915292slacker
smacker153410582smacker
snacked144013112snacked
snackers143010222snackers
snicker133012672snicker
stacker134416262stacker
tacker124224502_tacker
tracker133515172tracker
unpacker16215892unpacker
wacker154920122_wacker
whacker19368502whacker

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671393.14034290.1
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691393.51650822.2
 
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