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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 “scouther” 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.

34 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
scouther135694(None) 
couther123914631_couther
scouter93313321scout_er
scouthers1445991scouthers
souther104116301s_outher
coucher144515852_coucher
cougher133711732_cougher
couter84930222_cout_er
couthier13218912_couthier
mouther123812812_mouther
scooter93312872scoot_er
scorcher15196792scorcher
scoter83815482sco_t_er
scourer93910432scou_rer
scourger1134722scourger
scouted104112032scout_ed
scouters103411322scout_ers
scouth115011152scouth__
scouthered1643642scouthered
scouths12527892scouth_s
scutcher15176962sc_utcher
scutter93512172sc_utter
shouter103213082shout_er
sloucher13206812sloucher
smoother13196672smoother
smother123510212smo_ther
snoutier8206972snoutier
soother104215042s_oother
souter64225922s_out_er
southed114313992s_outhed
southern11438912s_outhern
southers114214452s_outhers
spouter94213222spout_er
stouter74012052stout_er

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059343.42335366.3
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.82646704.4
 
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