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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 “arepas” 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.

39 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
arepas8551570(None) 
areas55935771are_as
arecas84817441arecas
arenas65021991arenas
arepa75615561arepa_
adepts9117102adepts
akelas10311192akelas
alephs1136532alephs
amebas10311452amebas
area45843392are_a_
areae55229742are_ae
areal55928732are_al
areca75618632areca_
arena55323812arena_
arenes64928392arenes
areolas71013862areolas
ares45871022are__s
aretes64425352aretes
arias55438022ar_ias
aromas81018612aromas
arpens84814822arpens
arras55626132ar_ras
crepes105419342crepes
prepay13310312prepay
prepays1437482prepays
preps96220692prep_s
reaps75626192_reaps
repass84114702_repass
repast83520632_repast
repay104818452_repay
repays113813972_repays
repos74725792_repos
repps95114342_repps
reps65937952_rep_s
tepas76521682_tepas
trepan82511672trepan
trepans92311592trepans
ureas55826012ure_as
zarebas1836302zarebas

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551392.59331836.1
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691392.96960185.6
 
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