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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forgreasepaints” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

9 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
greasepaints15679(None) 
greasepaint1451651greasepaint_
breastpins1442714breastp_in_s
greaseballs1451224greaseba_lls
greaseproofs1871014greaseproofs
reacquaints2251544_reacquaints
reappoints1443604_rea_ppoints
repaints1038484_r___epaints
restraints1056594_re_straints

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit12479098.62614466.7
3Display Results990.016562.5
 (SQL Overall)17869198.79820310.4