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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 “returnees” 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.

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
returnees939611(None) 
returnee8449881returnee_
returners9376551returners
retirees84611652retir_ees
retunes76918402retu_n_es
returned9459132return_ed
returner8397982return_er
returns79712592return__s
detainees10267153detainees
internees93014843internees
reburies10311143rebur_ies
recurves1337403recur_ves
referees111310413refer_ees
refugees12476403refu_gees
repartees1147253repartees
repursues1143643repursues
resurges9310123resur_ges
resurveys1542683resurveys
retainers92510763retainers
retarders10227573retarders
retargets1045303retargets
retenes76324623ret_en_es
retinenes9410373ret_inenes
retines75134673ret_in_es
retinues85113153ret_inues
retiree75019083retir_ee_
retirers84311533retir_ers
retires74726213retir__es
retorters938773retorters
retraces101417273ret_races
retrainees1046393retrainees
retries74129073ret_r_ies
retrieves1265653ret_rieves
retune69121953retu_n_e_
retuned86613973retu_n_ed
return623222523return___
returnables1352123returnables
returning1038133returning
roturiers944553roturiers
turners73912893__turners

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641409.25016069.3
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691409.42218965.3
 
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