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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 “sparrier” 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.

41 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
sparrier1032914(None) 
parrier93717651_parrier
scarrier10298451scarrier
sparkier14298031sparkier
spurrier10297691spurrier
starrier8279461starrier
barrier94017732_barrier
carrier93619582_carrier
charrier1378682charrier
farrier103514892_farrier
harrier104417752_harrier
marrier93817522_marrier
parried103615722_parried
parriers103612902_parriers
parries93925842_parries
partier93520712_partier
quarrier1736842quarrier
sarkier113413312s_arkier
scarier94017872sca_rier
smarmier1235032smarmier
snarkier12336512snarkier
snarlier8278182snarlier
sorrier72313732s_orrier
spacier114011632spa_cier
sparer84524962spa_r_er
sparger103613082spa_rger
sparker133914362spa_rker
sparkler14317982sparkler
sparklier1554362sparklier
sparred104512862sparr_ed
sparriest11198782sparriest
sparring113112222sparring
sparser94311482spa_rser
spherier1337782spherier
spirier93214072sp_irier
sportier102010052sportier
sprier84119062sp__rier
spurrer93710222spurr_er
spurriers11245062spurriers
spurries102311322spurries
tarrier74323172_tarrier

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059413.79631891.2
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691414.21842363.9
 
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