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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 “wormgear” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

30 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
wormgear144188(None) 
wormgears1541921wormgears
wormer114514912worm_e_r
wormier12278762wormie_r
dogear838193do__gear
dormer94415903dorm_e_r
footgear12113063footgear
forager114412563forage_r
forbear1237523for_bear
forebear1346383forebear
forger104820773for_ge_r
former114221403form_e_r
forswear1443293forswear
gorger86116983gor_ge_r
orgeat7515033_or_geat
ormer75218373_orm_e_r
regear73512743__regear
warmer113816733warm_e_r
womera11137593wo_m_era
wommera14144063wo_mmera
woomera12135773woom_era
wordier112511213wordie_r
worker134715113wor_ke_r
wormed124314303worm_e_d
wormers124012573worm_ers
wormiest13249543wormiest
wormseed1442963wormseed
worrier102311683worrie_r
worser95117523wor_se_r
wronger11288823wronge_r

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162306.98320931.1
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.42224075.9
 
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