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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 “retraces” 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.

36 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
retraces10141727(None) 
retrace91417341retrace_
retraced111413021retraced
retracer101411881retracer
retracers11149551retracers
retracks14149101retracks
retracts101111311retracts
detracts11138832detracts
outraces102217862outraces
petrales10312982petrales
recrates102420372recrates
rectrices1338872rectrices
refaces123216742re_faces
refracts13137382refracts
reframes1338992reframes
regrades103212172regrades
regrates92618402regrates
relaces93420882re_laces
replaces123114122replaces
reprices122913352reprices
reracks132310532re_racks
respaces12311042respaces
retacks132210712ret_acks
retakes113718862ret_akes
retapes93917422ret_apes
retaxes143615092ret_axes
reteaches1437122reteaches
retrack131310722retrac_k
retracked1657452retracked
retract91318112retrac_t
retracted12410952retracted
retrains8314532retrains
retries74129072retr_ies
retroacts1146282retroacts
terraces102712252terraces
traces85329932__traces

Search took 4 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 Limit121059363.45335059.1
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691363.85946305.0
 
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