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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 “pearler” 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.

52 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
pearler931037(None) 
pearled10411551pearled
pearlers1039031pearlers
pearlier1037321pearlier
pearter9412741pearter
bearer85323912bear_er
dealer74122142dea_ler
dearer74822802dear_er
earlier72612742_earlier
earner63617222_earner
fearer94820182fear_er
healer94221802hea_ler
hearer94323652hear_er
learier73415662learier
learner7319382learner
nearer64618892near_er
nearlier836802nearlier
paler75436932p_a_ler
parer75839902p_ar_er
parker124121372p_arker
parle75836162p_arle_
parled94626292p_arled
parles86334402p_arles
parley116718362p_arley
parlor8312672p_arlor
parser84822372p_arser
peacher144216072peacher
peakier134411442peakier
pealed95322812pea_led
pearl75324462pearl__
pearls84715392pearl_s
pearly116414842pearl_y
peatier94017232peatier
pedaler103410692pedaler
pedaller1136092pedaller
peddler113210492peddler
pedler93614622pe_dler
peeler83517382pe_eler
peopler1138082peopler
perter84422282pe_rter
realer63528592rea_ler
rearer64928912rear_er
sealer63928962sea_ler
searer65432022sear_er
snarler73610632snarler
spearer93913662spear_er
tearer64822902tear_er
tearier73815612tearier
vealer94016542vea_ler
wearer94319412wear_er
wearier103613292wearier
yearner10336872yearner

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671523.45331181.9
3Display Results52520.0301733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691523.88945947.8
 
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