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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 “sparkier” 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.

51 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
sparkier1429803(None) 
sarkier113413311s_arkier
snarkier12336511snarkier
sparker133914361spark_er
sparkler14317981sparkler
sparklier1554361sparklier
sparrier10329141sparrier
barkier133814482_barkier
larkier113711522_larkier
parker124121372_park_er
parrier93717652_parrier
partier93520712_partier
pawkier16236612_pawkier
perkier133813122_perkier
porkier133712342_porkier
scarier94017872scar_ier
scarrier10298452scarrier
shakier143411152sha_kier
sharker144313812shark_er
skankier11184882skankier
smarmier1235032smarmier
smirkier1444432smirkier
snakier112810002sna_kier
snarlier8278182snarlier
spacier114011632spa_cier
spanker133612352spank_er
sparer84524962spar__er
sparger103613082spar_ger
sparked143513142spark_ed
sparkers144111312spark_ers
sparkiest15188092sparkiest
sparkily1735022sparkily
sparking152812542sparking
sparkish17276972sparkish
sparkle133710212sparkle_
sparkled15317732sparkled
sparklers15315642sparklers
sparkles143210492sparkles
sparklet143110592sparklet
sparser94311482spar_ser
spikier13369982sp_ikier
spirier93214072spir_ier
spookier14175492spookier
sportier102010052sportier
sprier84119062sp_r_ier
spunkier14235812spunkier
spurrier10297692spurrier
stalkier1257072stalkier
starker114114692stark_er
starrier8279462starrier
swankier15225502swankier

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059515.48622066.9
3Display Results51510.0461108.7
 (SQL Overall)178691515.67231504.1
 
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