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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 “knackers” 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.

35 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
knackers1328684(None) 
knacker12307911knacker_
knackery16283661knackery
knickers13306721knickers
knockers13285731knockers
snackers143010221snackers
backers153821882_backers
clackers163911702clackers
crackers164111722crackers
dackers143417042_dackers
hackers164619042_hackers
jackers204214452_jackers
kickers124013292k_ickers
knacked13287792knacke_d
knackered1543682knackered
knackeries1544102knackeries
knacks11428542knack__s
knappers16315642knappers
knocker12296392knocker_
knucklers1483042knucklers
lackers134120542_lackers
neckers134210462_neckers
nickers134415092_nickers
packers153818892_packers
rackers134320452_rackers
sackers133820222_sackers
slackers143812742slackers
smackers16318712smackers
snacker133112602snacker_
snickers143010962snickers
stackers143413562stackers
tackers134319622_tackers
trackers143512852trackers
unpackers17203812unpackers
whackers20326542whackers

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059353.64033258.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691354.07943807.6
 
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