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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 “cemetery” 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.

51 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
cemetery155492(None) 
cementer1239192cementer_
cementers1338312cementers
cometary1547692cometary
ammeter1148393ammeter_
ammeters1237693ammeters
cattery123811603c_attery
cautery12349593c_autery
celery1139623c__elery
cemented1338373cemente_d
cemeteries1447383cemeteries
center84421413ce_nter_
centers94420603ce_nters
century1237193ce_ntury
chattery16357273chattery
cheery144913153c_he_ery
clattery13378193clattery
clustery13317113clustery
cluttery13346323cluttery
comether1537253comether_
comethers1637443comethers
coveter122912063coveter_
coveters132411083coveters
crematory1647213crematory
dimeter10411893dimeter_
dimeters11411093dimeters
eatery95316353_e_atery
emeer74815363_eme_er_
emeers83314183_eme_ers
emery104814333_em__ery
emoter85415193_emoter_
emoters94712873_emoters
empery1348683_em_pery
feretory1447513feretory
geometer1138423geometer_
geometers1238193geometers
geometry1445393geomet_ry
meeter83616503me_eter_
meeters94714543me_eters
mesentery1444843mesentery
meter75130323__meter_
meters85625833__meters
remotely1345623remotely
remoter94815973remoter_
semester1038903semester_
semesters1139123semesters
smeltery13274963smeltery
teeter65420313te_eter_
teeters74018303te_eters
tempter11358213tempter_
tempters12257293tempters

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162516.79621507.1
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691517.24924650.4
 
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