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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 “region” 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.

39 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
region7461490(None) 
legion75712981legion
regions83613471regions
begin85117352begi_n
legions84611782legions
lesion64715062lesion
logion76013722logion
ration64226012ration
reagin74915532reagi_n
reason62616332reason
reckon123010542reckon
recoin84320292recoin
recon75624242re_con
redon65424882re_don
regain74517762regain
regild8149772regild
regilt71217492regilt
regime95313942regime
regimen104411572regimen
regina75317142regina
regional9438782regional
regius7311922regius
regive104814322regive
regiven11478322regiven
reglow10339402reglow
regrow10309882regrow
regrown11237362regrown
reign65015192re_ign
rein46040892re_i_n
rejoin134012242rejoin
religion996742religion
renin54830032reni_n
repin75324702repi_n
resign74212582resign
resin54131052resi_n
reunion737672reunion
rewin85623962rewi_n
rewon86920582re_won
ronion63315642ronion

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 Limit82551392.37334787.6
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691392.73265406.7
 
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