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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forgrandmothers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

15 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
grandmothers195205(None) 
grandmother1852291grandmother_
grandfathers2062062grandfathers
grandmotherly238962grandmotherly
godmothers1752633g__odmothers
grandfather1952353grandfather_
godmother1642694g__odmother_
grandfathered2261214grandfathered
grandfatherly2471024grandfatherly
grandnephews227774grandnephews
granters93614144gran___t_ers
gravimeters1752304gravimet_ers
randomizers2352354_randomizers
sandlotters1252874_sandlotters
transmitters1484394transmitters

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790156.22020062.7
3Display Results15150.016937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691156.62626968.2