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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpetrifier” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

14 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
petrifier144712(None) 
petrified1548331petrified
petrifiers1544671petrifiers
petrifies14310361petrifies
certifier1447352certifier
gentrifier1444812gentrifier
metrified1547852metrified
metrifies1439802metrifies
nitrifier1245962nitrifier
prettifier1543972prettifier
purifier1338572p_urifier
putrefier1443122putrefier
terrifier12126602terrifier
verifier14159202ve_rifier

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436143.55034207.3
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691143.94045353.0