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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 “abrades” 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.

34 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
abrades1031207(None) 
abrade9313051abrade_
abraded1138641abraded
abrader1038641abrader
abraders1137341abraders
abases85720772ab_ases
abates85825032ab_ates
abides94719892ab_ides
ablates92416902ablates
abodes94417512ab_odes
abridges1245302abridges
aerates74627492aerates
aggrades1135862aggrades
agrafes1137522agrafes
alcades101011472alcades
arames84622572a_rames
arcades101113192arcades
arrases71214542arrases
aubades1038752aubades
bardes95026932bar_des
blades95221252_blades
braces108427772_braces
brads85528292_brad_s
braes75735052_bra_es
brakes124923122_brakes
braves115524082_braves
brazes175522192_brazes
bredes94818472_bredes
brides94423512_brides
grades84926312_grades
irades74517392_irades
parades104121462parades
tirades8311722tirades
trades75724502_trades

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671343.53030501.7
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.95245215.3
 
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