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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 “rowdier” 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.

46 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
rowdier1134859(None) 
dowdier12328571dowdier
rowdies113112691rowdies
bawdier13378202bawdier
broodier1157432broodier
brownier13226912brownier
cowier113616162cow_ier
crowder13389862crowd_er
crowdie1335922crowdie_
crowdies1437562crowdies
dowdies123412732dowdies
downier11299702downier
drowsier1284912drowsier
frowsier1444902frowsier
frowzier2343312frowzier
grodier939672gro_dier
growlier1234882growlier
hoodier113812972hoodier
howdie13349732howdie_
howdied15296842howdied
howdies142911952howdies
jowlier17327562jowlier
lowlier10338902lowlier
moldier103110032moldier
moodier103212202moodier
powder123611902powd_er
randier83618472randier
readier83117422readier
reedier83815302reedier
roadie72813812roadie_
roadies83317442roadies
rockier134911882rockier
roilier7311522roilier
rookier114012382rookier
roomier93812242roomier
rootier74915392rootier
ropier84118812ro_pier
rosier64221272ro_sier
roupier9319492roupier
rowdiest12259212rowdiest
rowdily1436082rowdily
rower85430492row__er
ruddier9338522ruddier
soldier82812152soldier
woodier113912062woodier
wordier112511212wordier

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 Limit107671463.15634116.3
3Display Results46460.0331393.9
 (SQL Overall)178691463.56250165.9
 
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