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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 “tackifier” 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.

33 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
tackifier184414(None) 
tackified1944711tackified
tackifiers1942931tackifiers
tackifies1845781tackifies
pacifier1557502pac_ifier
tackier133712522tack__ier
acetifier1444863_acetifier
acidifier15124383_acidifier
backfire1946003back_fire
basifier1337313ba_sifier
falsifier1544433falsifier
gasifier1236273ga_sifier
hacklier1737133hack_lier
magnifier1545273magnifier
opacifier1643623opac_ifier
pacified1638363pac_ified
pacifiers1645463pac_ifiers
pacifies15311223pac_ifies
racketier15165413racketier
ratifier1139673ra_tifier
rectifier1457733rectifier
sacrificer17133063sacrificer
sanctifier1553493sanctifier
scarifier1446653scarifier
tacker124224503tack___er
tackify1934493tackif__y
tackifying2343803tackifying
tackler134013323tack__ler
talkier114011843talk__ier
terrifier12126603terrifier
testifier12116893testifier
typifier1643403t_ypifier
wackier16369733wack__ier

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641336.33023482.0
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.76626410.1
 
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