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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 “quashers” 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.

36 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
quashers2018680(None) 
quasher19198621quasher_
quashes192110971quashe_s
squashers21184981squashers
bashers124820832_bashers
bushers124018802bu_shers
clashers134213992clashers
crashers134013232crashers
dashers115016862_dashers
flashers143912652flashers
gushers113512512gu_shers
kashers143914022_kashers
lashers104121832_lashers
mashers124621052_mashers
mushers124016442mu_shers
plashers133813452plashers
pushers123814502pu_shers
quaffers2333962quaffers
quakers20309692qua_kers
quarters173110452quarters
quasars1646902quas_ars
quashed20207972quashe_d
quasses16209502quasse_s
quavers19309012qua_vers
questers17168762questers
qurshes19228572qurshe_s
rashers104020912_rashers
rushers103816102ru_shers
slashers113313612slashers
smashers13339592smashers
squasher20185782squasher_
squashes20207802squashe_s
swashers14389532swashers
trashers113013642trashers
ushers94415532_u_shers
washers134517522_washers

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059363.65633112.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691364.06243990.9
 
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