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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 “strand” 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.

57 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
strand7451482(None) 
stand65923281st_and
strands83711951strands
strang75718311strang
brand85124492_brand
errand758792errand
grand75122692_grand
rand55839572__rand
sand55338472s__and
saran53730302saran_
sarans64224432sarans
shrank13359122shrank
soland75115042soland
sprang95713522sprang
staid66722082st_aid
stands75118052st_ands
stane55933002st_ane
staned74824642st_aned
stang66424682st_ang
stank95823302st_ank
stared75429872stared
stead65520272stea_d
stound7399902stound
strafe95215982strafe
strafed114413332strafed
strain64919572strain
strained9412252strained
strains74218152strains
strait64025892strait
strake104017392strake
straked125415342straked
stranded102710812stranded
strander97112062strander
strange85416342strange
strap77925262stra_p
straps87721782straps
strass67117222strass
strata63616282strata
strath93216372strath
strati63518902strati
straw813321292stra_w
strawed114813612strawed
straws98718672straws
strawy1210312822strawy
stray88525572stra_y
strayed114513282strayed
strays96417932strays
string75327562string
strong74914882strong
stroud7310382stroud
strung75213022strung
strunt64918912strunt
trad55630912_tra_d
trank96222422_trank
tranq145416892_tranq
trans54933042_trans
trend64817452_trend

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551572.23336968.7
3Display Results57570.0331727.3
 (SQL Overall)178691572.60968490.2
 
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