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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forstepbrothers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

11 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
stepbrothers196118(None) 
stepbrother1861201stepbrother_
stepmothers1852412step_mothers
stepfathers1961973step_fathers
stepmother1752533step_mother_
brothers133410834____brothers
steamrollers1451474steamrollers
stenotherm1552994ste__notherm
stenotherms1652604ste__notherms
stepfather1862064step_father_
stepsisters1352134stepsist_ers

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit124790116.58018965.0
3Display Results11110.013846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691117.02925422.0