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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 “retrocede” 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.

30 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
retrocede124540(None) 
retroceded1443471retroceded
retrocedes1344941retrocedes
retraced111413022retraced_
ferrocene1443373ferrocene
reaccede1354363re_accede
recede95515533re___cede
rectocele1343823rectocele
repriced132610543repriced_
reprobed13228743reprobed_
reprocess1345933reprocess
reproved14199473reproved_
retooled938473retooled_
retorted9312333retorted_
retrace91417343retrac__e
retracer101411883retrace_r
retracers11149553retracers
retraces101417273retrace_s
retracked1657453retracked_
retracted12410953retracted_
retried84419153retr_ied_
retrieve1175693retr_ieve
retroacted1366133retroacted_
retroceding1544133retroceding
retrofire1244543retrofire
retrograde1254163retrograde
retrorse837623retro_rse
retrousse944613retrousse
tetrode839343tetro__de
tetroxide1744283tetroxide

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641307.36020195.8
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.79922912.0
 
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