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

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

21 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
efficient174507(None) 
coefficient2182782coefficient
deficient1547022deficient
efficiency2352992efficiency
efficiently2252932efficiently
inefficient1953562inefficient
officiant1745062officiant
sufficient1854222sufficient
affixment2443883affixment
coefficients2281903coefficients
deficients1644323deficients
effacement2045373effacement
effacing1744463effaci_ng
efferent1447203eff_erent
effigies1543513effigie_s
effluent14134413eff_luent
effulgent1652793effulgent
excipient2044483excipient
inefficients2062603inefficients
officiants1853423officiants
proficient1756243proficient

Search took 7 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 Limit148641216.44023080.9
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691216.89225927.3