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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 “referrals” 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.

42 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
referrals124349(None) 
deferrals1343681deferrals
referral1144401referral_
deferral1244352deferral_
referrers12125372referrers
reversals1245202reversals
cerebrals1354833cerebrals
conferrals1545403conferrals
deferrable1644853deferrable
deferrables1752283deferrables
deferrers13115153deferrers
demurrals1243023demurrals
deverbals1544103deverbals
eternals8238953_eternals
federals1247303fede_rals
ferals94216643__fe_rals
ferrels10248623__ferrels
generals9109333gene_rals
preferrers1542983preferrers
reburials1143933reburials
refeels10379693refe__els
refels94618053refe___ls
referable1439623referable
referees111310413refe_rees
referents12259643referents
referred1297833referr_ed
referrer11136053referr_er
referring1338033referring
refers93921083refe_r__s
reformats1445713reformats
refusals1164913ref_usals
refutals1165503ref_utals
rehearsals1351753rehearsals
renewals1137273rene_wals
repeals94014523repe__als
reseals73917663rese__als
restorals978073restorals
retrials8510823re_trials
reveals103812723reve__als
reversal1145843reversal_
ruderals946073rude_rals
severals1137593seve_rals

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641426.39023261.5
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.84326113.0
 
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