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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 “deserter” 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.

33 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
deserter9121160(None) 
deserted101012201deserted
deserters10129981deserters
deserver12118381deserver
asserter877572asserter
besetter10137982besetter
decenter112412162decenter
defeater122611662defeater
deferrer12135592deferrer
demerger12127372demerger
deporter1169392deporter
desalter938362desalter
descrier1157622descrier
desecrater1346982desecrater
desert72725492desert__
desertic1147742desertic
deserts82513052desert_s
deserve11108702deserve_
deserved13108132deserved
deservers13107292deservers
deserves12109892deserves
desirer8310782desir_er
destrier9311822destrier
detecter11298732detecter
deterger10147592deterger
deterrer9137012deterrer
detester9239682detester
diverter12238622diverter
inserter82312132inserter
reserver11119632reserver
resetter81511832resetter
resorter8312182resorter
reverter114812872reverter

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059333.70332692.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.10943487.7
 
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