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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 “rectangles” 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.

30 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
rectangles134400(None) 
rectangle1244261rectangle_
entangles1075562_entangles
octangles1243462_octangles
pentangles1344832pentangles
rechanges1568182rechang_es
bespangles1542133bespangles
entangle966253_entangle_
entangled1184513_entangled
entangler1063963_entangler
entanglers1163033_entanglers
octangle1143833_octangle_
pentangle1245003pentangle_
reactances1446143reactan_ces
recanes93222263rec_an__es
rechange1458183rechang_e_
rechanged1646853rechang_ed
rechannels1543183rechannels
recharges1586953recharg_es
rectangular1461393rectangular
rectoceles1443973rectoceles
rehandles1345593re_handles
reshingles1443513reshingles
restables111511423resta_bles
restages92815773resta_g_es
retables101712673re_ta_bles
retackles1545363re_tackles
semiangles1343473semiangles
tangles83920043___tangles
untangles1054713_untangles

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603305.82624133.7
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691306.23228673.1
 
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