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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 “quarry” 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.

38 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
quarry183747(None) 
burry105221562bu_rry
carry105823782_carry
charry145012112charry
curry105920342cu_rry
equerry1943052equerry
furry116719282fu_rry
gharry13546272gharry
gurry94515412gu_rry
harry115322952_harry
hurry114917182hu_rry
knarry1334612knarry
marry104821692_marry
murry105120232mu_rry
parry105323752_parry
quacky24376962quacky
quaere154110672quaere
quaggy2084682quaggy
quaky214310742qua_ky
qualmy20285802qualmy
quare143920542qua_re
quark184614122qua_rk
quarks193810912quarks
quarrel1636102quarrel
quart144027852qua_rt
quarte154115322quarte
quarto153511122quarto
quarts154715932quarts
quartz244212102quartz
quatre153512352quatre
quavery22225482quavery
quay164618352qua__y
query174212082qu_ery
quirky22435532quirky
scarry116311182scarry
sparry115111302sparry
starry94911672starry
tarry85422512_tarry

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 Limit82551382.32635490.5
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691382.68566551.6
 
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