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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 “bearskin” 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.

36 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
bearskin144362(None) 
bearskins1543371bearskins
deerskin1343212deerskin
sealskin1243542sealskin
arshin9312173__arshin
bargain1079063b_argain
barking144724183b_ar_king
basin75026923b_a_s_in
basking144718613b_a_sking
beadsman1355613beadsman
beadsmen1385883beadsmen
bearding124011943bear_ding
bearing103624773bear__ing
bearlike14156793bearlike
bears75739043bears___
beastie92412433bea_stie
bedarken1544513bedar_ken
beraking153612973be_raking
berlin83116373be_r_lin
boursin938283bours_in
buckskin1543573buckskin
buskin123811493b__uskin
deerskins1443203deerskins
gaskin113610583_ga_skin
goatskin1342773goatskin
hearken14338023hear_ken
hearsing1239383hears_ing
jerkin17258113je_r_kin
pearmain1245833pearmain
redskin1286023re_dskin
scarfskin18121713scarfskin
sealskins1343253sealskins
searobin1045713searobin
sharkskin1552023sharkskin
swanskin1543533swanskin
tearstain943433tearstain

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162366.81321453.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.24924650.4
 
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