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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 “vervets” 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
vervets1341975(None) 
velvets13326691velvets
versets103913101versets
verves124617881verve_s
vervet124619061vervet_
berets85822522ber_ets
brevets12519392brevets
cermets1139712cermets
corvets124715022corvets
curvets12399912curvets
ferrets103111392ferrets
nerves94216192nerve_s
overbets132510682overbets
overlets112312362overlets
oversets113114172oversets
overwets14219952overwets
perverts1337532perverts
revets94022172re_vets
servers103214832servers
serves94423652serve_s
tercets93512442tercets
terrets72913582terrets
trevets10499972trevets
varlets10411572varlets
varves124414782varve_s
velvet123613752velvet_
velvety16304002velvety
vergers114412632vergers
verges104320182verge_s
veriest103719132veriest
verists103613672verists
verites103822262verites
vermes115019142verme_s
versers103813522versers
verses94223762verse_s
verset94327322verset_
verstes104014282verstes
versts93914732ver_sts
verts85724732ver__ts
verve115417722verve__

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671402.92036873.6
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691403.31253952.6
 
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