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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 “worsens” 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.

34 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
worsens10461026(None) 
worsen95513871worsen_
worses95522951worse_s
worsets105512841worsets
boreens9310402boreens
coarsens10348122coarsens
corses84433462corse_s
corsets94819802corsets
dorsels84412572dorsels
dorsers83516302dorsers
gorhens1137182gorhens
gorses74723292gorse_s
hoarsens11306022hoarsens
horses94729342horse_s
loosens716310952loosens
moreens939962moreens
morgens10310462morgens
morsels94112652morsels
sarsens7311392sarsens
torses64727952torse_s
wardens113711902wardens
warrens103810892warrens
woolens10398842woolens
workers144612692workers
wormers124012572wormers
worse86525262worse__
worsened1236052worsened
worser95117522worse_r
worset96726582worse_t
worsteds1234482worsteds
worsts96014332wors_ts
wovens12449832wo_vens
wowsers13488762wowsers
wrens85016242w_r_ens

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671343.23333303.7
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.60949512.6
 
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