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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 “left” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

220 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
left7634048(None) 
cleft106222851cleft
deft85540221deft
eft66038821_eft
heft106736291heft
leet45957901leet
lefts86517811lefts
lefty115613561lefty
lent46360531lent
lept66440881lept
lest46956321lest
let36481471le_t
lift76942721lift
loft76539141loft
reft75141271reft
weft105435011weft
aft66849012_aft
alef76340692alef_
alefs87319662alefs
alert54740652alert
aloft8423432aloft
beat66168302beat
beet66457542beet
befit105222662befit
belt65754032belt
bent67759912bent
best66355322best
bet58376672be_t
bleat75737002bleat
blent76230952blent
blest76431722blest
blet66247672ble_t
celt65646712celt
cent67451012cent
cleat76335062cleat
clef97028182clef_
clefs106616242clefs
clefts114610162clefts
clept95725772clept
clift106422192clift
coft97939682coft
daft85537252daft
debt77139022debt
deet57356582deet
def76546722def_
defat95426692defat
defi86321492defi
defy114921262defy
delft95623322delft
delt57855272delt
dent57158412dent
eat36989052_eat
ef57345362_ef_
eff96128622_eff
efs66829602_efs
efts76519482_efts
elect74327032elect
elf66138522elf_
et26964192_e_t
feat76458222feat
feet75352212feet
felt75146932felt
fest74949442fest
fet66471632fe_t
fleet85932332fleet
gelt56448012gelt
gent56954392gent
gest56149132gest
get47467462ge_t
gift86735792gift
gleet65532342gleet
haft105941842haft
heat77061422heat
hefts116218152hefts
hefty146112132hefty
hent76656382hent
hest75950772hest
het67674312he_t
jefe146516882jefe
jest116738502jest
jet106754822je_t
keet85347342keet
kef105639662kef_
kefs115922742kefs
kelt85343192kelt
kent86846962kent
kept106232942kept
last46260322last
lat37593402l_at
lea37660182le_a
lead56038852lead
leaf76441032leaf
leafs85721182leafs
leafy116316212leafy
leak86233712leak
leal46043272leal
lean46345242lean
leant56737782leant
leap66032682leap
leapt75027472leapt
lear47045952lear
leas45954182leas
least56134882least
lech96825442lech
led46254552le_d
lee36068142le_e
leek85331732leek
leer46239352leer
lees45455882lees
leets54927122leets
lefter93613432lefter
leg46446112le_g
legit61323502legit
legs56133692legs
lehr75514942lehr
lei36846382le_i
leis45739602leis
lek75640302le_k
leke85527402leke
leks85427602leks
leku86519912leku
lend56233672lend
leno47331392leno
lens46146492lens
lento57223392lento
lepta75714392lepta
les35663072le_s
less45635102less
lets47147942lets
leu36047402le_u
leud57223422leud
lev66139422le_v
leva77020712leva
levo76820062levo
levy106418502levy
lewd85716592lewd
lex107943822le_x
ley66246812le_y
leys76430182leys
lez125541312le_z
lief76036992lief_
life75433732life
lifts85719062lifts
lilt46349942lilt
lint416266232lint
list47055342list
lit39377312l_it
lofts85518362lofts
lofty115813302lofty
loot46955822loot
lost47951492lost
lot38179262l_ot
lout45952142lout
luff104426702luff
lunt46148842lunt
lust47442602lust
meat66359602meat
meet65350552meet
melt65752892melt
met56072432me_t
neat46356782neat
nest45548732nest
net36670292ne_t
nett46643232nett
newt76933742newt
next116631082next
oft67744062_oft
peat65967932peat
pelt67651082pelt
pent66559072pent
pert66759322pert
pest65555292pest
pet56477302pe_t
pfft12311882pfft
pleat74734472pleat
raft76245912raft
ref66053292ref_
refit84230062refit
refs75732242refs
rent46661242rent
rest46459842rest
ret35982832re_t
rift75642332rift
seat47575562seat
sect67443622sect
sent46963012sent
sept65844362sept
set36681252se_t
sett45949052sett
sext117338092sext
sift710740662sift
sleet55639132sleet
slept75728102slept
soft76942822soft
teat45963632teat
teff106023762teff
tent46159862tent
test48651622test
tet39274992te_t
text116033932text
theft114118132theft
toft77441652toft
tuft76929512tuft
vent76049052vent
vert77249372vert
vest75743602vest
vet65958522ve_t
vext146927762vext
waft106139002waft
weet75254152weet
wefts116715492wefts
welt75547862welt
went76051872went
wept95635052wept
wert79749822wert
west75748082west
wet65966622we_t
yet66960692ye_t
yett76434492yett
zest136035702zest

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.263679433.5
2DLD Change Limit298722200.97030795.9
3Display Results2202200.0464782.6
 (SQL Overall)1786912201.279139711.5
 
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