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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 “betrayal” 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.

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
betrayal134359(None) 
betrayals1442961betrayals
betray111511442betray__
betrayed1436302betrayed
betrayer1345642betrayer
betrays12127822betray_s
defrayal1542612defrayal
arrayal1055843_arrayal
astragal945623astragal
bathyal1544823bat_hyal
becrawl1444583becra_wl
bedrail1037253bedra_il
beheadal1442813beheadal
berascal1244853be_rascal
beryl101211673be_r_y_l
betrayers1445013betrayers
betraying1537713betraying
betrothal1453473betrothal
bewray14147733bewray__
bewrayed1733933bewrayed
bewrayer1643733bewrayer
bewrays15145113bewray_s
ceramal1138843ce_ramal
defrayals1642283defrayals
detrital946573detrital
metrazol1943513metrazol
metrical12311593metrical
petrosal1047153petrosal
portrayal1442473portrayal
retral64419743retr__al
retrial7615553retr_ial
stratal72710603_stratal
tetanal738023tet_anal
tetryl935693tetr_y_l

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162348.09318060.3
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691348.26521620.2
 
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