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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 “seatbelt” 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.

34 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
seatbelt104594(None) 
seatbelts1142981seatbelts
deadbeat1245803deadbeat
deadbolt1245003deadbolt
featest102715113feat_est
heartbeat1444633heartbeat
heartfelt1543263heartfelt
meatball1244513meatball
meatiest102816793meatiest
neatest72516003neat_est
peatiest103118803peatiest
seabed95017693sea_be_d
seabeds10417223sea_beds
seaboot9512333sea_boot
seamiest102715413seamiest
searest73322023sea_rest
seashell1144103seashell
seatback1675823seatback
seated75131063seat_e_d
seater64534163seat_e_r
seaters74028943seat_ers
seatless83213003seatless
seatrout8411583seatrout
sedately1245223sedat_ely
sedatest9249393sedat_est
sentient8313633sentient
septet8921133sept_e_t
sestet6826203sest_e_t
sextet13916873sext_e_t
slatiest82616263slatiest
snowbelt13114623snowbelt
stately10310223stat_ely
sunbelt939233s_unbelt
sweatiest1238413sweatiest

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162346.67321903.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.10925135.9
 
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