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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 “breviary” 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.

29 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
breviary164261(None) 
brevier1237762brevier_
breviers1335922breviers
brevity1534782brevi_ty
briary114912002br__iary
retiary1038332_retiary
ariary94114203ar__iary
aviary12338413__aviary
beggary14316153b_eggary
bestiary1344813bestiary
beweary1536223b_eweary
biliary1238213b_iliary
bleary115112553ble__ary
bravery15428133brav_ery
bready124511183bre__ady
brevetcy1841723brevetcy
breviaries1564003breviaries
brewery15376963bre_wery
briar75718153br__iar_
briard94311293br__iard
briars84814823br__iars
briery114510773br__iery
devilry1433973_devilry
dreary104611673dre__ary
friary124010093fr__iary
revelry1335693_revelry
revery124014213_rev_ery
revisory14306013_revisory
tertiary1145433tertiary

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162298.37617450.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691298.79820310.4
 
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