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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 “fairgoers” 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.

30 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
fairgoers134201(None) 
fairgoer1242201fairgoer_
forgoers1236412f_orgoers
airers64922313_air__ers
airpowers1443473_airpowers
arguers8489033_a_rguers
cargoes104415223ca_rgoe_s
fagoters1234863fa__goters
fainters11349693fai_nters
fairer95212063fair__er_
fairies103516043fair_ie_s
fairness1136563fair_ness
faitours1134263fai_tours
farcers124713443fa_r_cers
farers95924053fa_r__ers
farmers124315263fa_r_mers
farragoes1344633farragoe_s
farriers113610743fa_rriers
feigners1235483fei_gners
filmgoers1541983filmgoers
fingers113418433f_ing_ers
firers94922683f_ir__ers
firmers124711443f_ir_mers
flingers123410193fling_ers
flirters11337933flir_ters
foregoers1345953foregoers
forgers115218183f_org_ers
forgoer1137693f_orgoer_
forgoes11311353f_orgoe_s
garglers10418263ga_rglers

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641306.58022589.8
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691307.01625469.1
 
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