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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 “lesser” 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.

112 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
lesser6351485(None) 
blesser9329291blesser
leaser65322671leaser
lessee64116361lessee
lessen64212431lessen
lessor64010601lessor
blessed10319492blessed
blessers10277632blessers
blesses93812392blesses
censer84516582censer
cessed94615612cessed
cesses84221362cesses
classer93614612classer
cusser86016092cusser
denser74115192denser
dessert82916452dessert
dosser74417972dosser
dresser83611952dresser
esker94412982_esker
esses56422972_esses
ester54727712_ester
fesse86116332fesse_
fessed104515062fessed
fesses94820252fesses
fester94723512fester
flenser1036782flenser
flesher133610922flesher
flosser10339692flosser
fusser94813772fusser
gasser75017772gasser
geyser1036512geyser
glosser83410812glosser
guesser8166542guesser
hisser94713792hisser
jesse126012832jesse_
jessed144112302jessed
jesses135215952jesses
jester134319152jester
kisser104212452kisser
lapser84113142lapser
laser54633322l_aser
lasher94824532lasher
lasses64827592lasses
lassoer7379382lassoer
laster64830632laster
leader74824652leader
leaker104620072leaker
leaner64022192leaner
leaper88118942leaper
lease55230262lease_
leased74722882leased
leasers74717842leasers
leases65428112leases
leaver94321512leaver
lecher113415852lecher
ledger85914392ledger
leer46239352le__er
lefter93613432lefter
leger65721512le_ger
leister73212752leister
lender73921272lender
lense54523432lense_
lensed74015472lensed
lenses64620892lenses
leper74820742le_per
leses54930812le_ses
less45635102less__
lessees73510242lessees
lessens7409382lessens
lesson64412042lesson
lessors73610522lessors
letter63722582letter
lever85125162le_ver
levier94013872levier
lewder10479612lewder
lisper84114432lisper
lister64527252lister
loesses7310032loesses
looser65219942looser
loser54728672l_oser
losses65925232losses
lusher93818762lusher
luster64023672luster
messed95018182messed
messes84924342messes
messier93412922messier
mosser84618272mosser
nesses64718322nesses
nester64124182nester
passer84721032passer
pester84827592pester
pisser84416382pisser
pleaser93912342pleaser
plessor9317692plessor
presser93717622presser
rester63832432rester
seiser65318342seiser
teaser65421522teaser
tenser64919432tenser
terser67317822terser
tessera736332tessera
tester64227152tester
tosser64215662tosser
tusser64615832tusser
verser94516962verser
vesper1138082vesper
vessel937952vessel
wester94222892wester
yessed104511162yessed
yesses93615812yesses
yester93417982yester
zester153617792zester

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit825511122.28336159.0
3Display Results1121120.0462434.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911122.67266875.4
 
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