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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 “bleariest” 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.

23 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
bleariest115884(None) 
leariest83117841_leariest
beadiest113815532b_eadiest
beakiest143313462b_eakiest
beamiest123212762b_eamiest
beeriest104013402b_eeriest
bleakest1436282blea_kest
blearier1037332blearie_r
bleariness1246052bleariness
blurriest1155152blurriest
clearest1038652clear_est
dreariest10229122dreariest
glariest92012522gl_ariest
gleamiest1235302gleamiest
leadiest93314982_leadiest
leafiest113410882_leafiest
leakiest123212792_leakiest
leaviest112910812_leaviest
leeriest83112882_leeriest
sleaziest1836052sleaziest
smeariest1138112smeariest
teariest82417262_teariest
weariest112914792_weariest

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436233.50034696.0
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691233.90645747.8
 
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