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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 “preact” 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.

41 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
preact10322039(None) 
preach133613921preach
preacts113211361preacts
react74634331_react
abreact11310822abreact
bract96332722br_act
breach134213722breach
breast8319632breast
dreamt94615712dreamt
erect74129332ere_ct
great66034242grea_t
pact86648722p__act
peace95026082p_eace
peach125422492p_each
peart76440752p_eart
peat65967932p_ea_t
pleach134211242pleach
pleat74734472plea_t
prat65952042pr_a_t
preachy17307312preachy
preacted132710942preacted
preamp1238992preamp
prearm104512352prearm
precast11314852precast
precut102016532precut
predict12315322predict
preenact12410182preenact
preface14510922preface
prefect141011072prefect
prelacy1437582prelacy
prelect111013832prelect
prepack1757642prepack
prerace11414122prerace
preset84430982preset
prest75736352pre_st
reach105123882_reach
reacts83616602_reacts
redact9419042_redact
tract75635712tr_act
treat56240352trea_t
upreach1444692upreach

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.51632810.4
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691412.87262218.3
 
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