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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 “unread” 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.

43 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
unread7341267(None) 
undead82711901undead
unlead73312371unlead
unready11215941unready
unreal64414451unreal
untread857411untread
bread85523112_bread
dread74419022_dread
ennead736252ennead
inroad737932inroad
knead10429662kn_ead
oread64619602_oread
outread82811092outread
read55942532__read
reread71715432reread
spread9312532spread
thread105011092thread
tread64821702_tread
unbear889162unbear
unbend9269772unbend
unbred92613302unbre_d
unclad938912unclad
unfed94614222unfe_d
unfreed11510122unfreed
unheard1136942unheard
unkend11309222unkend
unleads8228622unleads
unled64021072unle_d
unload73010802unload
unreel63612932unreel
unrent63219782unrent
unrepaid1143712unrepaid
unrest62918852unrest
unseal63315472unseal
unseam83313142unseam
unseat64221022unseat
unthread1244602unthread
untreads936222untreads
unwed94114872unwe_d
uprear8168792uprear
urea46528052u_rea_
ureal56722682u_real
ureas55826012u_reas

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551432.25036689.3
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691432.59368912.8
 
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