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

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

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

18 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
shelterless145204(None) 
shelterers1344342shelter_ers
shutterless1452132shutterless
centerless1245003_centerless
cheerless1495293che__erless
sewerless1244303s_e_werless
sheerlegs1343293she__erlegs
sheerness1236273she__erness
sheetless1235823she__etless
shelterbelt1661443shelterbelt
shelterbelts176733shelterbelts
sheltered1335573shelter_e_d
shelterer1245033shelter_e_r
shelters113412813shelter___s
shepherdess2051413shepherdess
showerless1642543sh_owerless
smelteries1246163smelterie_s
svelteness1344423svelte_ness

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633185.62621619.8
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691186.03229623.8