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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 “regaler” 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.

44 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
regaler8381462(None) 
realer63528591re_aler
regale74821451regale_
regaled93615961regaled
regalers94311131regalers
regales83520791regales
dealer74122142de_aler
healer94221802he_aler
kegeler1245492kegeler
kegler11398242keg_ler
negater83711962negater
pedaler103410692pedaler
reader73628292re_ader
reales64934122re_ales
realter73716312re_alter
reamer84325212re_amer
reaper84223142re_aper
rearer64928912re_arer
reaver94524732re_aver
rebater93517912rebater
recaller1039322recaller
reeler63822572re_eler
regainer9249352regainer
regal65023792regal__
regalia839222regalia
regally1159872regally
regather1236732regather
regave104713382regave_
reglet73724232reg_let
regular838422regular
relater73723142relater
relaxer143410222relaxer
remaker133813172remaker
repaper11310022repaper
repealer103210702repealer
resale64025542resale_
resales74724902resales
retailer82911572retailer
retaker113714312retaker
revealer113110072revealer
reveler104116342reveler
reviler104314972reviler
sealer63928962se_aler
vealer94016542ve_aler

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671443.07635003.6
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691443.46551570.3
 
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