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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 “screechers” 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.

40 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
screechers1714368(None) 
screecher16144481screecher_
screeches1695651screeche_s
scratchers1744292scratchers
screeched17114342screeche_d
screechier1742982screechier_
screeners1136732scree_ners
stretchers1545172stretchers
beseechers1742683beseechers
breachers16369853_breachers
breeches15258673_breeche_s
clenchers16276553_clenchers
creches14313093_cr_eche_s
creepers12318633_cree_pers
creeshes1336953_creeshe_s
crunchers16316243_crunchers
drenchers15296103_drenchers
preachers16339573_preachers
reachers133515723__reachers
scorchers16145513sc_orchers
scratcher1635443scratcher_
scratches1647323scratche_s
screamers13236263scr_eamers
screech1435223screech___
screechiest1842743screechiest
screeching1843643screeching
screechy1842773screech__y
screener1037573scree_ner_
screwers13358063scr_e_wers
scrooches1645703scrooche_s
scrunches1635403scrunche_s
scutchers16175643sc_utchers
sketchers1834513s_ketchers
speeches1537413s_peeche_s
squelchers2442163squelchers
streekers13195803stree_kers
stretcher1446293stretcher_
stretches1438293stretche_s
trenchers14288073_trenchers
wrenchers17256333_wrenchers

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603406.67021079.9
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.09225196.1
 
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