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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 “parsecs” 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
parsecs1142992(None) 
parsec105914481parsec_
parsers94118151parsers
parses85534701parse_s
arses55733872_arse_s
carses85233652carse_s
marses84827112marse_s
parcels113712662parcels
pareos87023772par_eos
parers85530742par_ers
pares77164482par_e_s
pareses94718882pareses
paresis93315092paresis
pareus85420742par_eus
parges94529542parge_s
pargets105215192pargets
paries84742512parie_s
parises94827182parise_s
parkers133816872parkers
parles86334402parle_s
parleys125212372parleys
parrels94713492parrels
parse75236992parse__
parsed96323892parse_d
parser84822372parse_r
parsleys1335082parsleys
parsons93516872parsons
paseos88015812pa_seos
pases75346502pa_se_s
passels93913022passels
passers94717752passers
passes86030472passe_s
pausers94113222pausers
pauses84621472pause_s
perses85428062perse_s
prases84429022prase_s
pursers93916092pursers
purses84826372purse_s
sarsens7311392sarsens

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 Filter1786911076710.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit107671393.69029179.1
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691394.12643308.5
 
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