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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlobstermen” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
lobstermen145252(None) 
lobsterman1452331lobsterman
lobstered1244642lobster_ed
lobsterer1144032lobster_er
oystermen1443742_oystermen
countermen1449293countermen
lettermen1164283l_ettermen
lobster9288853lobster___
lobsterers1243483lobsterers
lobstering1345123lobstering
lobsters10268743lobster__s
oysterman1443463_oysterman

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603126.25022496.5
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691126.67326778.2