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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 “snarkier” 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.

32 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
snarkier1233651(None) 
sarkier113413311s_arkier
snakier112810001sna_kier
snarlier8278181snarlier
sparkier14298031sparkier
barkier133814482_barkier
gnarlier9255162gnarlier
larkier113711522_larkier
scarier94017872scar_ier
scarrier10298452scarrier
shakier143411152sha_kier
sharker144313812shark_er
skankier11184882skankier
smarmier1235032smarmier
smirkier1444432smirkier
snacker133112602snack_er
snaggier10136302snaggier
snappier1266222snappier
snarer64620842snar__er
snarkiest13207642snarkiest
snarkily1534582snarkily
snarler73610632snar_ler
snazzier1642482snazzier
sneakier1245142sneakier
sparker133914362spark_er
sparkler14317982sparkler
sparklier1554362sparklier
sparrier10329142sparrier
stalkier1257072stalkier
starker114114692stark_er
starrier8279462starrier
swankier15225502swankier

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059323.68632842.9
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691324.07843818.3
 
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