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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search foryard” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

19 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
yard8563325(None) 
bard75648861bard
card710245871card
fard85639061fard
hard85443501hard
lard56742001lard
lyard95113211lyard
nard56634451nard
pard76441321pard
sard55344241sard
ward86542251ward
yaird96111911yaird
yald86920601yald
yar67253831yar_
yards95324611yards
yare75636941yare
yarn75230041yarn
yaud87020081yaud
yird87018981yird

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983190.25055932.0
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691190.329543133.7