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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 “skirred” 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.

39 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
skirred1234708(None) 
shirred113710501shirred
skirled12348181skirled
skirret11278171skirret
skirted12388611skirted
stirred8359701stirred
birred94713202_birred
chirred133612122chirred
kirned11408622_kirned
scarred104512632scarred
shirked153710462shirked
sired66134282s_i_red
sirree64017342s_irree
skidded1465082skidded
skied104417752ski__ed
skilled123110862skilled
skimmed16306052skimmed
skimped16256222skimped
skinked11339012skinked
skinned12387292skinned
skipped16358412skipped
skirr94810542skirr__
skirrets12244012skirrets
skirrs10448192skirr_s
skirter11338482skirter
skited114313482ski_ted
skived14429892ski_ved
slurred8359192slurred
smirked14307232smirked
sparred104512862sparred
spiered104412462spiered
spired94921862spi_red
spirted103913072spirted
spurred103610622spurred
starred85013452starred
stirrer7338232stirrer
swirled11308222swirled
whirred14386932whirred
yirred10426962_yirred

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 Limit107671392.92336835.8
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691393.30954001.5
 
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