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

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

17 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
sectary123827(None) 
nectary1246221nectary
hectare1238462hectare
insectary1444212insectary
lactary1237842lactary
nectar838852nectar_
nectars938462nectars
peccary1636282peccary
rectory123512722rectory
scary105222592s_c_ary
secpar1037922secpar_
secpars1138412secpars
secretary1444192secretary
sector83415922sector_
sectors93116442sectors
senary93716072se_nary
sentry92912052sent_ry

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit107671173.42331455.2
3Display Results17170.0161062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691173.60949512.6