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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 “precavae” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

55 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
precavae154481(None) 
precava1445091precava_
precaval1544721precaval
prepave14228872prepav_e
greave104611493gre_av_e
percale11314093perca_le
postcavae1653033postcavae
preanal9310713pre_anal
preaver121011613pre_aver
prebade12310283preba_de
prebake1539093preba_ke
prebasal1244723prebasal
precancel1546203precancel
precancer1547093precancer
precast11314853preca_st
precasts1239453precasts
precative16312573precative
precaudal1443413precaudal
precede1239653prec_ede
precharge1745163precharge
prechose15129773prechose
precipe133012123prec_ipe
precise113518173prec_ise
preclean1245893preclean
preclear1245423preclear
preclude1344903preclude
precode12311853prec_ode
precrease1345233precrease
precure11312553prec_ure
predate10616893preda_te
predive13511083prediv_e
preface14510923prefa_ce
prefade1339013prefa_de
pregame1239553prega_me
prelate9519693prela_te
premade12311443prema_de
prename11412643prena_me
prenatal1048373prenatal
prepare111913623prepa_re
prepaste12139083prepaste
prepaved16177233prepaved
prepaves15189193prepaves
prepupae1144643prepupae
prerace11414123prera_ce
presage10312293presa_ge
presale9416353presa_le
pretape113511623preta_pe
pretaste10139523pretaste
prevalue1345073prevalue
prevue1179163pre__vue
procaine12312273procaine
reave84528023_re_av_e
recane83022873_reca_ne
regave104713383_regav_e
repave114813873_repav_e

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162557.61019206.6
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691558.04622208.7
 
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