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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 “prearm” 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.

40 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
prearm10451235(None) 
prearms11369171prearms
prewarm14479611prewarm
rearm75923571_rearm
bream95121812brea_m
cream95721352crea_m
dream85120392drea_m
drear65016902drear_
drears74614252drears
dreary104611672dreary
firearm1237202firearm
forearm1238702forearm
pear69745232p_ear_
pearl75324462p_earl
pears75138612p_ears
peart76440752p_eart
perm85834632p_e_rm
praam94815612pr_aam
pram85733492pr_a_m
preach133613922preach
preact103220392preact
preamp1238992preamp
prearmed1397992prearmed
predry1237872predry
preform1439612preform
prelim10311422prelim
prepare111913622prepare
preterm11310162preterm
pretrim11310782pretrim
prewar114712582prewar_
prewarms15406732prewarms
prewarn124410152prewarn
realm75621622_realm
ream65841612_rea_m
rear45644552_rear_
rearms85114652_rearms
rears54739652_rears
rewarm115913492_rewarm
uprear8168792uprear_
uprears9107492uprears

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551402.48333246.5
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691402.84562808.8
 
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