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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 “nerol” 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.

47 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
nerol5101781(None) 
enrol51014281enrol
neroli61111151neroli
nerols6914881nerols
aero45435342aero_
beryl101211672beryl
carol75128612carol
ceorl7410922ceorl
cero66329452cero_
ceros74726072ceros
enol45823822_enol
enroll61110072enroll
enrols61213382enrols
eros45238452_eros
feral85424652feral
herl75834552her_l
hero74635782hero_
heron85025502heron
heros84930862heros
ketol95414002ketol
merl65830972mer_l
metol75917812metol
neon47026422ne_on
nerd56624942ner_d
nerds65719252nerds
nerdy95014702nerdy
nerolis71012772nerolis
nerts55924982nerts
nertz145117452nertz
nerve86617372nerve
nervy114610862nervy
netop7312342netop
neural6311992neural
neuron6310372neuron
newel86114132newel
nicol71113292nicol
nurl45327242nur_l
parol74826272parol
peril75425952peril
petrol82714062petrol
reroll6412682reroll
seral56336382seral
serow86720442serow
sterol6613332sterol
xerox1138622xerox
zero134822472zero_
zeros144918112zeros

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800471.45337026.8
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691471.782100275.5
 
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