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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 “mesh” 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.

182 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
mesh9682300(None) 
mash96039401mash
mensh105413561mensh
mesa67025481mesa
meshy135612781meshy
mess65932431mess
meth95827841meth
mosh95227601mosh
mush94929121mush
resh76523451resh
ash67944602_ash
bash915240162bash
bes56557432bes_
best66355322best
beth96629232beth
bosh96328972bosh
bush96630712bush
cash96636282cash
cess65326052cess
cosh96127622cosh
dash87031632dash
deash95617242deash
desk95618902desk
dish86328332dish
edh76921562_edh
eh58339962_e_h
emes65434662emes_
ems56435492ems_
enmesh1134892enmesh
es29048222_es_
ess36030882_ess
eth66630982_eth
fash107232292fash
feh96136092fe_h
fehs106522382fehs
fes66551672fes_
fess76529162fess
fest74949442fest
fish106926272fish
flesh115013742flesh
fresh115012202fresh
gash86833022gash
gest56149132gest
gosh86123422gosh
gush85424002gush
hash106936502hash
heh96039622he_h
hehs106723962hehs
hes66654202hes_
hest75950772hest
heth107028022heth
hush105224112hush
immesh1334112immesh
inmesh1134862inmesh
jess116022032jess
jest116738502jest
josh145117612josh
lash76539652lash
leash85519212leash
lech96825442lech
les35663072les_
less45635102less
lest46956322lest
lush75327692lush
mach116134482mach
maes66948402maes_
marsh105320852marsh
mas58175822mas_
masa65034722masa
mashy136016502mashy
mask105227362mask
mass66044942mass
mast65959962mast
math95437452math
me47748332me__
mead75531602mead
meal65643172meal
mean65538092mean
meat66359602meat
med66146742me_d
meds75735362meds
meed74934702meed
meek105624832meek
meet65350552meet
meg66040952me_g
mega77620872mega
megs75530632megs
mel56047482me_l
meld75830472meld
mell64935612mell
mels65941532mels
melt65752892melt
mem77943472me_m
meme85330552meme
memo85924792memo
mems85931502mems
men59252852me_n
mend75334032mend
meno66031362meno
mensa75318672mensa
mensch13387102mensch
mense75025632mense
menu65130232menu
meou65325862meou
meow95117882meow
merc87225622merc
merch125417962merch
mere67244442mere
merk106027942merk
merl65830972merl
mesas76823202mesas
meshed124415932meshed
meshes115019442meshes
mesic93617862mesic
mesne75116292mesne
meson74118312meson
messy104913832messy
met56072432me_t
meta65932412meta
mete64438132mete
meths105320232meths
mew86137732me_w
mewl95618322mewl
mews96629332mews
meze154420902meze
mis58162622mis_
mise66043582mise
miso67229902miso
miss65339422miss
mist66154532mist
mos57067122mos_
mosk105622442mosk
moss67641032moss
most66554202most
moth96731332moth
much115224032much
mus55946752mus_
muse67136032muse
mushy135316632mushy
musk104526192musk
muss64933762muss
must65145442must
musth105314782musth
myth126715432myth
ness45526562ness
nest45548732nest
nosh76223542nosh
oes35866192oes_
pash95638132pash
pech116125452pech
peh86740962pe_h
pehs95625762pehs
pes57259782pes_
peso66925822peso
pest65555292pest
pish96127912pish
posh95427322posh
push95526622push
rash76039932rash
res35565042res_
rest46459842rest
rush76628182rush
sash77235302sash
sh56828522__sh
smash104814432smash
smush104410582smush
tech95925442tech
test48651622test
teth76327892teth
tosh74826812tosh
tush74523902tush
unmesh1145792unmesh
vest75743602vest
wash106033812wash
welsh113110362welsh
west75748082west
wish107228732wish
yeah106725412yeah
yech127220532yech
yeh97135772ye_h
yes66250612yes_
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 Filter178691298720.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit298721820.75039829.3
3Display Results1821820.0463956.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911821.062168258.9
 
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