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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 “whimperer” 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.

46 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
whimperer1912372(None) 
whimpered20144021whimpered
whimperers20122971whimperers
whisperer17133691whisperer
hamperer15379092_hamperer
simperer1237172_simperer
whimper17297722whimp__er
whimpers18276612whimper_s
whispered18144372whispered
whisperers18153052whisperers
chamferer19154693chamferer
chimere144010633chim_ere_
chimeres153511313chim_eres
chippered1945003chippered
hammerer15278143_hammerer
hampered16239933_hampered
hamperers16287533_hamperers
hinderer1238273_hinderer
impeder12438533__impeder
impurer1136483__impurer
kipperer16294723_kipperer
limberer12187053_limberer
pamperer14228333_pamperer
scamperer1544623scamperer
shimmered1744783shimmered
shiverer14186663shi_verer
simpered1338253_simpered
simperers1335933_simperers
tamperer12248893_tamperer
temperer12227723_temperer
whichever2341903whichever
whickered22114033whickered
whimbrel1842433whim_brel
whimpering2143853whimpering
whipper173611383whi_p_per
whippers18329043whipper_s
whippier18265823whi_ppier
whiskered20123393whiskered
whisper15298013whisp__er
whispers16266993whisper_s
whispery19284293whisper_y
whitener1435733whi_tener
whomever1942963whom_ever
wimpier14248053w_imp_ier
winterer112110443w_interer
witherer14187953w_itherer

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641466.79621871.8
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.24824653.8
 
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