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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 “lifers” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

164 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
lifers9561784(None) 
fifers125414921fifers
libers84721441libers
liers55130401li_ers
lifer85822151lifer_
lifters104313781lifters
ligers75022041ligers
likers104620911likers
liners65428851liners
liters65429881liters
livers94927821livers
aiders74524632aiders
aimers84621912aimers
airers64922312airers
aivers94822322aivers
aliners74717722aliners
biders94822802biders
biers76225222bi_ers
bikers124517552bikers
biners85023632biners
biters83925242biters
ciders94620092ciders
citers85022982citers
clivers123411752clivers
defers105116942defers
dicers94720742dicers
differs14339972differs
dikers114418792dikers
dimers94321092dimers
diners75525952diners
divers105024962divers
eiders74321362eiders
fibers114717522fibers
fifer115519972fifer_
fifes114822392fife_s
filers94623722filers
firers94922682firers
fivers124420922fivers
fixers165112982fixers
fliers94417192fli_ers
gibers95114662gibers
givers104817712givers
gliders94811842gliders
gofers104711512gofers
heifers1337932heifers
hiders104919652hiders
hikers135014352hikers
hirers94518062hirers
infers93615442infers
jibers155912882jibers
jivers164515642jivers
kiers95320092ki_ers
kiters105218592kiters
knifers14537082knifers
lacers85225252lacers
laders74927762laders
lagers74826142lagers
lakers105225152lakers
lasers64925702lasers
lavers94526362lavers
layers93921182layers
leers54828982l_eers
legers74518312legers
lepers84817322lepers
levers94621322levers
liars54723162li_ars
libbers113812832libbers
libels85112692libels
liber74723622liber_
lickers134118252lickers
lidars7310782lidars
liefer9529572liefer_
liens56525502li_ens
lier45942462li_er_
lies46454192li_e_s
lieus56218482li_eus
life75433732life__
lifter93814812lifter_
lifts85719062lif_ts
liger65024472liger_
likens105613702likens
liker95627062liker_
likes96231902like_s
limbers113614742limbers
limens84618032limens
limes75636502lime_s
limeys11429272limeys
limmers113413082limmers
limners93311562limners
limpers113815222limpers
linens64818392linens
liner55938922liner_
lines57054572line_s
lingers84223302lingers
linkers114317712linkers
linters73822632linters
lippers113416442lippers
lispers94514322lispers
listers74026532listers
liter54736342liter_
litres65220392litres
litters73422572litters
livens94314892livens
liver85132962liver_
livery124910902livery
lives86133192live_s
liviers104211072liviers
livres94311862livres
livyers13365902livyers
loafers10349462loafers
lofters103912902lofters
loiters74116612loiters
loners64225812loners
lopers84424142lopers
losers65123582losers
lovers94223432lovers
lowers94624922lowers
lucifers1334162lucifers
lugers74617022lugers
lurers64217492lurers
milers84625162milers
mimers105520182mimers
miners84126632miners
misers85025702misers
miters84328782miters
mixers154513562mixers
niffers13287362niffers
niters64624212niters
offers12349962offers
oilers64721192oilers
piers75926332pi_ers
pikers124717392pikers
pilfers1238962pilfers
pipers104318662pipers
pliers84715152pli_ers
refers93921082refers
ricers84120992ricers
riders74123902riders
rifer84721982rifer_
riflers103512192riflers
rimers84522552rimers
risers64624782risers
rivers94626542rivers
sifters103714792sifters
sivers95324152sivers
sizers155215812sizers
slicers94114922slicers
sliders83515222sliders
slivers104115252slivers
tiers55526522ti_ers
tigers75616512tigers
tilers63523502tilers
timers84420992timers
titers64526412titers
titfers10318932titfers
viers85621952vi_ers
vipers114914532vipers
vivers124717362vivers
wafers124316142wafers
wifes114522562wife_s
wifeys15425872wifeys
wipers115416082wipers
wirers94617892wirers
wivers125320802wivers

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit825511642.65631080.9
3Display Results1641640.0463565.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911642.81263545.9
 
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