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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 “lorries” 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.

58 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
lorries7451835(None) 
corries94026801corries
lories64933041lo_ries
worries104117131worries
berries94423552berries
carries94328012carries
corbies113520122corbies
corrie83621232corrie_
cowries124218012cowries
curries93723162curries
derries83124622derries
dories75232362do_ries
dowries114413982dowries
durries83817352durries
ferries103521082ferries
flurries11188912flurries
forties104323862forties
glories81915922glo_ries
gurries83515952gurries
harries103525502harries
herries104025082herries
hurries103919652hurries
jerries143817512jerries
kerries113317912kerries
lobbies113612462lobbies
lollies73116922lollies
longies82916552longies
loobies93814102loobies
looies65025832lo_oies
loonies73919542loonies
lores55045402lo_r_es
loris55329152lo_ri_s
lorises73918592lorises
louies64525102lo_uies
marries93825282marries
morris83814732morri_s
morrises10711072morrises
murries94118672murries
orgies72316092_orgies
orrices9129362_orrices
orris54516552_orri_s
orrises71312232_orrises
parries93925842parries
perries93226602perries
porgies103017002porgies
porkies133416492porkies
serries73925352serries
slurries82710412slurries
sorrier72313732sorrier
sorriest8413882sorriest
sorties74126402sorties
tarries73324262tarries
terries73425632terries
tories65435882to_ries
worried11308692worried
worrier102311682worrier
worriers11257812worriers
worrits10258682worrits

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit107671583.53030501.7
3Display Results58580.0331757.6
 (SQL Overall)178691584.15642995.9
 
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