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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 “couriers” 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.

48 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
couriers10321317(None) 
courier93617891courier_
coursers104412301coursers
courters103015371courters
courtiers1146691courtiers
bouviers1375002bouviers
buriers94017192_buriers
carriers103614202carriers
churners13316892churners
codrivers1544862codrivers
coercers1237652coercers
colliers103613582colliers
copiers114215962co_piers
corders104520882co_rders
corers85231072co_r_ers
corkers134118852co_rkers
corners94723312co_rners
corries94026792corrie_s
corulers1039772corulers
cottiers10399152cottiers
couchers153513862couchers
coughers14399962coughers
coulters103614312coulters
counters103320192counters
couplers123311322couplers
courser94114802courser_
courses94218892course_s
courter94516482courter_
courtier1059332courtier_
couters93827302cou_ters
couturiers1243852couturiers
cowries124218012cowrie_s
cowriters14317282cowriters
criers83918582c__riers
croupiers1334652croupiers
curbers115514382c_urbers
curers84923192c_ur_ers
curies84934022c_urie_s
curlers94218072c_urlers
curriers103410752curriers
cursers94317162c_ursers
mourners1036912mourners
pourers93513672pour_ers
roturiers944552roturiers
scourers10348532scour_ers
scourgers1234382scourgers
tourers73512742tour_ers
worriers11257812worriers

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059483.39035710.6
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691483.77947285.3
 
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