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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 “retrace” 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.

35 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
retrace9141734(None) 
retraced111413021retraced
retracer101411881retracer
retraces101417271retraces
retrack131310721retrack
retract91318111retract
detract101414632detract
outrace92418552outrace
petrale9312622petrale
prerace11414122pre_race
recrate92621662recrate
reface113616352re_face
refract121311602refract
reframe1239392reframe
regrade92612032regrade
regrate82618662regrate
relace83122152re_lace
replace113214282replace
reprice113212832reprice
rerack122513162re_rack
respace11310912respace
retack122612822ret_ack
retake104718532ret_ake
retape83917682ret_ape
reteach1237412reteach
retracers11149552retracers
retracked1657452retracked
retracks14149102retracks
retracted12410952retracted
retracts101111312retracts
retrain7615422retrain
retral64419742retra_l
retroact10410002retroact
terrace93311842terrace
trace75829612__trace

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 Filter1786911076710.750238254.7
2DLD Change Limit107671354.06326500.4
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691354.82637026.7
 
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