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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 “straits” 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.

50 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
straits7491632(None) 
strains74218151strains
strait64025891strait_
traits65121981_traits
kraits104912202_kraits
serails73318362serails
serais64326132serai_s
spaits85017472s_paits
sprains93013592sprains
sprats85819932spra_ts
sprits85122532spr_its
staigs75414812st_aigs
stains64923652st_ains
stairs65416332st_airs
starets73515922starets
starts65423122st_arts
stats55933362st_a_ts
stoats65117482stoa_ts
strafes104516002strafes
straights1345812straights
strain64919572strai_n
straiten838612straiten
straitens946232straitens
straiter8311782straiter
straitest949172straitest
straitly1136562straitly
strakes114218072strakes
strands83711952strands
straps87721782stra_ps
strass67117222stra_ss
strata63616282stra_ta
stratas73013582stratas
strath93216372stra_th
straths102711722straths
strati63518902stra_ti
stratus73011732stratus
straws98718672stra_ws
strays96417932stra_ys
streets73312612streets
striata7379952striata
striate74218952striate
striates83417082striates
strips85719652str_ips
strunts7429542strunts
struts65616802str_uts
tracts85019072_tracts
traiks104013712_traiks
trails64622512_trails
trains64725342_trains
trait56940842_trait_

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 Limit107671502.94036622.8
3Display Results50500.0133846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691503.32653725.5
 
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