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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 “regained” 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.

38 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
regained10211124(None) 
regainer9249351regainer
remained112412891remained
retained93016091retained
detained103111642detained
gained84617462__gained
rained75024602r__ained
rebaited11410542rebaited
recaned102817202reca_ned
reclined113613602reclined
recoined113614432recoined
redlined103811232redlined
reearned948892reearned
refined114720002re_fined
refrained1347222refrained
regain74517762regain__
regainers10237382regainers
regains84316582regain_s
regaled93615962rega_led
regarded11279802regarded
regauged1135142regauged
regrind938982regrin_d
reined74425522re__ined
rejoined16318592rejoined
relined85321932re_lined
remailed112411402remailed
remanned11319352remanned
renailed92512802renailed
repainted1277862repainted
repaired1148952repaired
repined104918772re_pined
reraised9312362reraised
resailed93613062resailed
reshined123011122reshined
resined84522652re_sined
retailed94113962retailed
retainer82913812retainer
retrained10411312retrained

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059384.03330017.1
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691384.43640282.0
 
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