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

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

17 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
detergent1112957(None) 
detergents12116661detergents
determent121312901determent
deterrent10128941deterrent
deferent122712872defer_ent
deferment151210302deferment
deterge9118462deterge__
deterged11127922deterge_d
detergency1754182detergency
deterger10147592deterge_r
detergers11147182detergers
deterges101510092deterge_s
deterging1237852deterging
determents131010312determents
deterrents11126472deterrents
divergent1447362divergent
emergent1149112_emergent

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436173.48634835.3
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691173.87646101.9