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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 “underwater” 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.

49 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
underwater144664(None) 
underate9918602under_ate_
undereaten1149542undereaten
underrate10411892underrate_
underrated12310842underrated
underrates11410562underrates
undertaker1545782undertaker
underwriter1553962underwriter
dewater112912423__de_water
overwater1538073_overwater
tidewater1344123tide_water
undebated1338093unde_bated
undefeated1546203undefeated
underacted1449253underacted
underage101012273under_age_
underaged121011233under_aged
underages11811083under_ages
underbake1647173underbake_
underbaked1846173underbaked
underbakes1746363underbakes
underbite1249813underbite_
underbites1347893underbites
undercoated1546823undercoated
undercover1645093undercover
undereat9313903undereat__
undereats10310223undereat_s
undergoer1146793under_goer
underhair1345733underha_ir
underheated1647013underheated
understate1148863understate_
understated1347833understated
understates1247703understates
understeer1145813understeer
undertake1448273undertake_
undertaken1545983undertaken
undertakers1643813undertakers
undertakes1547693undertakes
undertaxed1946513undertaxed
undertaxes1847023undertaxes
undervote1357753undervote_
undervotes1456533undervotes
underway15136343underwa__y
underwear1344763underw_ear
underwire1348123underwire_
underwires1447023underwires
underwrite1446313underwrite_
underwriters1652803underwriters
underwrites1545183underwrites
underwrote1445273underwrote_

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603495.56325274.7
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691496.01329717.4
 
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