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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlathered” 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.

54 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
lathered12151232(None) 
blathered15168351blathered
fathered151510431fathered
gathered13149371gathered
latherer111310441latherer
leathered13148711leathered
slathered13148531slathered
adhered1239232_adhered
altered83215732alt_ered
battered113315052battered
blatherer14176712blatherer
blattered12198562blattered
blethered15165432blethered
blithered15156122blithered
bothered142110392bothered
catered103117762cat_ered
clattered12178402clattered
dithered13189292dithered
feathered16188892feathered
flattered13188622flattered
gatherer12147902gatherer
heathered16149462heathered
kashered1636402kashered
laagered1055852laagered
lackered15108672lackered
laddered1136742laddered
lagered92311152la_gered
lappered13288212lappered
latened8711922lat_ened
laterad8310832lat_erad
lathed104718452lath__ed
lather95124352lather__
latherers12158852latherers
lathers104321882lather_s
lathery133911122lather_y
laveered1235252laveered
lawyered1534032lawyered
layered11259412la_yered
lechered1437522lechered
lettered92910782lettered
littered92511382littered
mattered112412902mattered
mothered142310102mothered
nattered92011622nattered
pattered112714202pattered
pothered142311042pothered
slithered13136622slithered
tattered92011442tattered
tethered1238492tethered
watered113014952wat_ered
weathered16168512weathered
withered15169432withered
wuthered15157432wuthered
yattered12239532yattered

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 Filter1786911210590.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121059544.46627106.8
3Display Results54540.0331636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691544.64238494.4