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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 “ricketiest” 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.

27 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
ricketiest164395(None) 
racketiest1643901racketiest
ricketier15134582ricketie_r
brickiest1737433brick__iest
dickiest153412503dick__iest
dictiest113212783dic__tiest
ickiest133611043_ick__iest
kickiest13319673kick__iest
likeliest1346123li_keliest
niceties10310863nic_eties_
pickiest162712593pick__iest
prickiest1748183prick__iest
prickliest1845293prick_liest
puckeriest1843823puckeriest
racketier15165413racketie_r
rickets134915093ricket__s_
riskiest12310133risk__iest
rockeries15128973rockeries_
rocketries1645893rocketries_
rockiest142912223rock__iest
sickliest1547523sick_liest
ticketless1641933ticketless
trickeries1647143trickeries_
trickiest1549023trick__iest
trickliest1646433trick_liest
tricksiest1644353trick_siest
wickedest1943463wicke_dest

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603275.44025846.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691275.89230327.7
 
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