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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 “ulcers” 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.

55 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
ulcers83938(None) 
ulcer7310751ulcer_
alders74218422alders
alters64924222alters
bulgers105215142bulgers
cullers93418852cullers
culvers12329832culvers
dicers94720742dicers
dulcets1046282dulcets
elders74817302elders
elvers93814982elvers
facers115519442facers
fleers96015792fleers
fliers94417192fliers
flyers125712802flyers
fullers103817372fullers
gluers75011152gluers
gulpers10299012gulpers
hullers103616262hullers
juicers1636152juicers
lacers85225252lacers
leers54828982_leers
liers55130402_liers
lucern846102lucern
lucerns935752lucerns
luces75528432luce_s
lucres84513302lucres
lugers74617022lugers
lullers73213352lullers
lurers64217492lurers
macers105321272macers
mullers93217302mullers
pacers105124542pacers
placers114515262placers
pliers84715152pliers
plyers114912982plyers
pulers83820282pul_ers
pullers93618482pullers
pulpers114612282pulpers
pulsers94213152pulsers
racers84725432racers
ricers84120992ricers
rulers64317092rul_ers
slicers94114922slicers
sulkers113613342sulkers
udders83911292udders
ulcered1037972ulcered
ulcerous1046162ulcerous
ulsters72711982ulsters
umbers104215212umbers
uppers102912292uppers
urgers73313622urgers
users55817572u_sers
ushers94415532ushers
utters63817122utters

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551552.47033421.5
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691552.82963164.0
 
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