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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbrainstem” 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.

15 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
brainstem135299(None) 
brainstems1441931brainstems
brainstorm1452832brainstorm
banister10199973b_anister
brained103816103brain__ed
brainier102510233brain_ier
brains85125473brains___
brainsick1742643brainsick
brainstorms1552483brainstorms
braise84318753brai_s_e_
braised104014803brai_s_ed
braises93818873brai_s_es
braunite1047253braunite_
braunites1146723braunites
rainstorm1144563_rainstorm

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641157.12620859.0
3Display Results15150.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691157.56223630.1