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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 “prefrank” 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.

49 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
prefrank176423(None) 
prefranks1862991prefranks
prefranked2042772prefranked
preshrank1843262preshrank
forerank1546753fore_rank
frank124417513___frank
overfrank1944573overfrank
overrank1548113overrank
prank115019453p___rank
precrash1544823precrash
predraft1447593predraft
prefab1336243pref_a_b
prefabs1435163pref_abs
preface14510923pref_ace
prefade1339013pref_ade
prefiring1559073prefiring
preflame1545913preflame
prefranking2143313prefranking
prefroze2264673prefroze
prefund1335733pref_und
pregnant1149883pregnant
preman104117453pre_man_
preoral9312673preora_l
prepack1757643pre_pack
preplan1149953preplan_
preplans1249613preplans
preplant12712913preplant
preprint12314183preprint
prerace11414123pre_race
prerock1536723pre_rock
preshrink1844773preshrink
preshrunk1842033preshrunk
presoak1348453presoa_k
pretrain10310923pretrain
pretrains11410143pretrains
prewarn124410153prewarn_
prewarns13456943prewarns
prewrap14104973prewra_p
prewraps15114053prewraps
profane122111863prof_ane
refract121311603_refract
refrain10310043_refrain
refrains1139593_refrains
reframe1239393_reframe
refront10313263_refront
regrant8317323_regrant
rerack122513163_re_rack
reran57329103_re_ran_
retrack131310723_retrack

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162497.48619524.7
3Display Results49490.0133769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691497.91922564.8
 
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