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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 “underachievers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

26 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
underachievers2318178(None) 
underachiever22172231underachiever_
underachieves22172511underachieve_s
underachieve21162722underachieve__
underachieved23172302underachieve_d
overachievers2461633_overachievers
superachievers2461563superachievers
underachieving2461323underachieving
overachiever23162314_overachiever_
overachieves23112864_overachieve_s
superachiever2361894superachiever_
underactive1745964underacti_ve__
achievers1743435_____achievers
handkerchieves308635handker_chieve_s
kerchieves2251895__ker_chieve_s
overachieve22213125_overachieve__
overachieved24152635_overachieve_d
unachieved1942555un___achieve_d
unbelievers1651635unbe___lievers
undeceives1643865unde__cei_ve_s
underactivity2272465underacti_vity
underbidders1751635under__bidders
undercharges1963635under_charge_s
undercover1645095under_c__over_
understeers1253765under__ste_ers
underwriters1652805under_wri_ters

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024265.92316043.2
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.29628381.7
 
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