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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forscatterbrains” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

13 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
scatterbrains176124(None) 
scatterbrain1661311scatterbrain_
scatterbrained197712scatterbrained
featherbrains21132243featherbrains
scattergrams1781163scattergra_ms
featherbrain20122344featherbrain_
rattlebrains1461434_rattlebrains
scatterations1552544scatterations
scatterers12205044scatterer___s
scattergram1681444scattergra__m
scatterguns1451274scatte__rguns
scattering1398014scatte__r_ing
scatterings14103974scatte__r_ings

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit95024135.21618217.8
3Display Results13130.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691135.56232127.1