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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordownplay” 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.

20 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
downplay174287(None) 
downplays1842501downplays
downplayed2051642downplayed
nonplay1246682no_nplay
display1336663d_isplay
dowdily1534953dowdil_y
downbeat1444953downbeat
downfall1543633downfall
downland1364533down_land
download1343833download
downpipe16313823downpipe
downplaying2151143downplaying
downpour1443003downpour
downy125714553down___y
foreplay1645673foreplay
gunplay1343233_gunplay
nonplays1344893no_nplays
onlay84212943_o_n_lay
outplay12267723_outplay
wordplay1752753wordplay

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit146162208.90616411.6
3Display Results20200.0131538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691209.24919320.0