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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 “slicksters” 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.

37 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
slicksters164338(None) 
slickster1543411slickster_
slickeners1643662slickeners
slickers143112552slick__ers
tricksters16264762tricksters
blisters104015083bli__sters
clickers163910203click__ers
cricketers1843893cricketers
flichters1774173flic_hters
flickers17338883flick__ers
glisters93912603gli__sters
hucksters1843653_hucksters
klisters123910483kli__sters
lickers134118253_lick__ers
listers74026533_li__sters
locksteps1743343_locksteps
picketers17196483_picketers
quicksteps2751483quicksteps
shickers173012823shick__ers
sickeners1535733s_ickeners
sisters73721593s_i__sters
slackeners1643423slackeners
slackers143812743slack__ers
slicers94114923slic___ers
slickener1544043slickener_
slickens14317263slick__ens
slicker133314533slick__er_
slickness1535903slick_ness
slighters1346713sli_ghters
slitters84014133sli__tters
snickerers16133583snickerers
snickers143010963snick__ers
spinsters1136613spi_nsters
stickers142913033stick__ers
sticklers15227393stick_lers
stickseeds1772383stickseeds
trickster15265703trickster_

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603375.61025062.9
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.04929540.6
 
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