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

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

22 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
driftier127512(None) 
draftier1285261draftier
drifter11348701drift_er
craftier1376192craftier
daintier937402daintier
deifier113013122deif_ier
dictier103411862d_ictier
dirtier83312092d_irtier
draffier1574322draffier
drafter11449432draft_er
drifted12367952drift_ed
drifters12417912drift_ers
driftiest1335942driftiest
drifting13338732drifting
drippier1385042drippier
grifter113810492grift_er
grittier9316262grittier
niftier10328712_niftier
shiftier1436342shiftier
thriftier1542852thriftier
wiftier13297732_wiftier
wristier1136862wristier

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059223.39035710.6
3Display Results22220.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691223.78047272.8