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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forplayactors” 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.

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
playactors174203(None) 
playactor1642081playactor_
playacts1543812playact__s
palpators1346793palpa_tors
parachors1647403p_arachors
placaters1336473placa_ters
placatory1645713placa_tory
playact1446553playact___
playacted1742643playact_ed
playacting1842703playacting
playactings1951353playactings
varactors1446393_varactors

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603125.36026231.9
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691125.76630990.5