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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 “caperer” 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.

35 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
caperer11301340(None) 
capered123014041capered
caperers122611721caperers
caterer92815941caterer
paperer113111901paperer
taperer92511791taperer
capelet11517072capelet
caper94831622cap__er
capers105428142caper_s
capper124421982cap_per
capturer1246092capturer
career85822242care_er
careerer1038582careerer
carer74942332ca__rer
catered103117772catered
caterers102814402caterers
cheerer123511762cheerer
cipherer1545572cipherer
coherer122912782coherer
coverer123113522coverer
cupeler1177482cupeler
dapperer1335762dapperer
eagerer8248822eagerer
hamperer15379092hamperer
pamperer14228332pamperer
papered122513172papered
paperers122410452paperers
scamperer1544622scamperer
tamperer12248892tamperer
tapered102612932tapered
taperers10269772taperers
vaporer1236982vaporer
wagerer11328492wagerer
waterer103314072waterer
waverer13319522waverer

Search took 5 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 Limit107671353.95327237.8
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691354.37240871.7
 
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