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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 “specs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

151 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
specs9691667(None) 
pecs84634101_pecs
secs65033891s_ecs
spec85821971spec_
speck135115651speck
specks144312701specks
spews105015921spews
spics94123241spics
alecs76620732alecs
apers76629132apers
apes66047432ape_s
aspect10612822aspect
aspects1146742aspects
aspens85013352aspens
aspers86220312aspers
aspics104211562aspics
epees75219832epees
epics95014282epics
execs14539722execs
opens76118552opens
opes65942612ope_s
pacs85842182_pacs
peas65755062_peas
pec76744412_pec_
pech116125452_pech
pechs125516202_pechs
peck125730682_peck
pecks135724432_pecks
peds75835242_peds
pees65257372_pees
pegs75531762_pegs
pehs95625762_pehs
pens65649642_pens
peps85134512_peps
pes57259782_pe_s
pets66248332_pets
pews95731532_pews
pics85633912_pics
recs65734182_recs
sacs65739072s_acs
seas45755272s_eas
sec55945322s_ec_
sect67443622s_ect
sects75622892s_ects
seeds64330062seeds
seeks94724642seeks
seels55632822seels
seems75525022seems
seeps74828752seeps
seers55136382seers
sees45361052s_ees
segs54933882s_egs
seis45542392s_eis
sels46345982s_els
septs75420602septs
sers45746652s_ers
sets45549502s_ets
sews75836022s_ews
sheas86331792sheas
sheds96122702sheds
shes75734352she_s
shews115924712shews
sices75637272sices
sics65234092s_ics
sipes76036952sipe_s
skees95023122skees
skegs105011232skegs
skeps115614252skeps
skews125413802skews
sleds64418852sleds
slews86220352slews
smews104612292smews
sneck114713662sneck
snecks124410032snecks
sneds65715352sneds
space95325672space
spaces104722632spaces
spacy125415622spacy
spaes76029972spaes
spams94922192spams
spans74528732spans
spars75431542spars
spas67036722sp_as
spats75031382spats
spays105520512spays
speak114618672speak
speaks125114582speaks
spean74620512spean
speans85417142speans
spear75821062spear
spears84019472spears
specie10412222specie
species11314132species
sped76031492spe_d
speech1347562speech
speed85526622speed
speeds94316052speeds
speel74420762speel
speels85116392speels
speer74623902speer
speers85019952speers
speil75618642speil
speils84116222speils
speir75315362speir
speirs85013232speirs
speise84614252speise
speiss84311642speiss
spell75020302spell
spells84617682spells
spelt75430192spelt
spelts84614642spelts
spence103813792spence
spences113413922spences
spend85619332spend
spends94714472spends
spense83912432spense
spent75532832spent
sperm93216022sperm
sperms102512602sperms
spew95421872spe_w
spic85227432spic_
spica94717942spica
spicas104715822spicas
spice95528812spice
spices104326032spices
spick134519072spick
spicks144814992spicks
spicy125417712spicy
spiels85317952spiels
spiers84421742spiers
spies76037622spies
spiks114117472spiks
spins75327982spins
spits74429552spits
spivs105114242spivs
spots74424112spots
sprees85620642sprees
spuds85113672spuds
spues75025382spues
spurs74621522spurs
stems75219952stems
steps76619882steps
stets55423912stets
stews85519142stews
suers55128482suers
sues46247652sue_s
suets55126102suets
supers84622402supers
supes75628302supe_s
syces106416462syces
syncs104610172syncs

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538001511.40638264.6
3Display Results1511510.0334575.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911511.735102991.9
 
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