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

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

12 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
kidnapper184201(None) 
kidnaper1552591kidna_per
kidnapped1941771kidnapped
kidnappee1851841kidnappee
kidnappers1951821kidnappers
didapper1442952did_apper
kidnaped1652162kidna_ped
kidnapee1552582kidna_pee
kidnapees1651582kidnapees
kidnapers1652472kidna_pers
kidnappees1951242kidnappees
knapper15387152k__napper

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436123.18638115.5
3Display Results12120.016750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691123.59249746.9