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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 “lahar” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

61 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
lahar8311426(None) 
lahars94013161lahars
lazar144113641lazar
afar76720782_afar
agar58726412_agar
aha611246642_aha_
ajar116217702_ajar
alar46340072_alar
altar55520642altar
bazar163816002bazar
char95132152_char
damar84117732damar
gazar154612982gazar
haar77323492ha_ar
haha107821062haha_
hahas117118442hahas
kabar114815552kabar
laari54415712la_ari
labara83712892labara
labor75117312labor
labra75415462labra
lacer75833752lacer
lader65633722lader
lagan66520342lagan
lager65132862lager
lair45934152la_ir
laker95432872laker
lama66635292lama_
lamas75532792lamas
lamer75233702lamer
lanai5319572lanai
lar37967532l__ar
lascar868572lascar
laser54633322laser
lasher94824532lasher
lashkar1443702lashkar
later54843922later
lather95124352lather
lauan55216792lauan
laura54116202laura
lava76725422lava_
lavas85422222lavas
laver85031792laver
laxer125420332laxer
layer84626472layer
lazars153812392lazars
lear47045952l_ear
lehr75514942leh_r
liar47229682l_iar
lidar6312722lidar
lobar7313012lobar
lunar57017312lunar
maar66025062ma_ar
makar115614972makar
malar76424442malar
navar83912732navar
planar84212712planar
radar61316722radar
tahr75217152tah_r
talar56225382talar
tatar56122062tatar

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit53800611.65632487.9
3Display Results61610.0163812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691611.99889434.9
 
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