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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 “tapered” 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.

40 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
tapered10261293(None) 
capered123014041capered
papered122513171papered
tabered103311591tabered
tampered13279461tampered
taperer92511791taperer
caperer113013402caperer
catered103117772catered
diapered1238002diapered
hampered16239932hampered
havered144011452havered
lagered92311152lagered
lapeled10258892lapeled
lappered13288212lappered
layered11259412layered
pampered15229232pampered
paperer113111902paperer
paupered13216942paupered
rapiered1136052rapiered
sabered103213022sabered
supered10316122supered
tabored102810562tabored
tamperer12248892tamperer
taped85327422tap__ed
taper74829772taper__
taperers10269772taperers
tapers84025812taper_s
tapped113820052tap_ped
tared69340052ta__red
tarred74720282ta_rred
tattered92011442tattered
tempered13248222tempered
tiered73613972t_iered
towered112911402towered
trapesed1136472trapesed
vapored1336922vapored
wafered14288432wafered
wagered12299332wagered
watered113014952watered
wavered142910432wavered

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671403.34332207.9
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691403.73247880.8
 
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