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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forretrograded” 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.

13 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
retrograded145310(None) 
retrograde1254161retrograde_
retrogrades1354001retrogrades
reprogramed1763762reprogramed
retrogradely1761522retrogradely
deprogramed1863213deprogramed
preprogramed2062503preprogramed
regraded113410763re___graded
reprogrammed2063013reprogrammed
retreaded1137053retr__eaded
retroceded1443473retro_ceded
retrograding1553413retrograding
retrogressed1452713retrogressed

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633135.81320924.3
3Display Results13130.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691136.20328807.2