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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 “massacred” 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.

31 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
massacred144319(None) 
massacre1244741massacre_
massacrer1342891massacrer
massacres1344691massacres
massacrers1442282massacrers
massaged1236752massa_ged
ascared10399523_asca_red
assailed945323_assailed
assayed1135593_assa_yed
assured858373_ass_ured
manacled1336453ma_nacled
mansard1049313mansa_r_d
mansarded1343993mansarded
mascaraed1454093mascaraed
massacring1543593massacring
massage1039893massa_ge_
massager1136873massa_ger
massagers1245513massagers
massages1159883massa_ges
massed94421323mass___ed
mastered112614003ma_stered
messaged1235543messa_ged
misacted1338673m_isacted
misspaced1645353misspac_ed
mossbacked2151713mossbacked
mustached17164833mustached
nonsacred1244673nonsacred
passaged1236243passa_ged
ransacked1643843ransacked
sacred94917103___sacred
wassailed1343153wassailed

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641316.15624145.7
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691316.59227107.3
 
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