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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 “sobered” 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.

44 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
sobered10291243(None) 
sabered103213021sabered
soberer93110351soberer
bowered133113042bowered
cohered133514692cohered
covered133315292covered
cowered133214652cowered
dowered122811552dowered
fibered1337642fibered
homered133212712homered
hovered143411572hovered
lowered112711912lowered
obeyed1235822_obeyed
osiered837122osiered
overed102216622_overed
powered132911642powered
rogered939552rogered
sabred95916532sab_red
sered65737292s__ered
severed113513862severed
sewered112911242sewered
sheered113515452sheered
showered1537012showered
slobbered14144222slobbered
sneered83113972sneered
soared74324292so_ared
sobbed113516262sob_bed
sober74822412sober__
soberest10310352soberest
soberized2197042soberized
soberly1236942soberly
sobers85218862sober_s
soldered1038152soldered
soleret7321232soleret
sored66141782so__red
soured74921862so_ured
speered103614812speered
sphered133512312sphered
spiered104412462spiered
steered83615252steered
supered10316122supered
tabered103311592tabered
towered112911402towered
umbered121510112umbered

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit107671443.47031029.1
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691443.88945947.8
 
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