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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 “ureter” 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.

54 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
ureter631320(None) 
ureters7311821ureters
arete56031352arete_
aretes64425352aretes
brewer114812552brewer
burster9310292burster
crater85026642crater
curter85320082cur_ter
deter65028042_deter
dieter73516772dieter
erecter93113392erecter
frater94520592frater
freer86021242fre_er
fretter103412752fretter
grater74625442grater
greater84416492greater
greeter82812672greeter
greyer104510092greyer
hurter93915852hur_ter
irater65218352irater
krater104014312krater
meeter83616502meeter
meter75130322_meter
perter84422282perter
peter74427592_peter
prater84825352prater
prefer113813202prefer
prester93519622prester
preterm11310162preterm
pretor8315752pretor
preyer114413732preyer
quieter162810332quieter
rater54943282_rater
refer84822142_refer
renter64527412_renter
rester63832432_rester
rete44944132_rete_
retear63115482_retear
retem74221952_retem
teeter65420312teeter
treater74219832treater
triter65120592triter
ulster63712102ulster
uniter64619142uniter
urate55432162urate_
urates65027762urates
ureteral856232ureteral
ureteric1046232ureteric
urethra1064152urethra
uretic82914352uretic
urger64116472ur_ger
utter54218762u_tter
wrester102812412wrester
writer94416512writer

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551542.37334787.6
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691542.74965002.2
 
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