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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 “spryer” 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.

59 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
spryer1141853(None) 
pryer104415311_pryer
sprayer12369041sprayer
sprier84119061sprier
dryer95111462_dryer
fryer115913432_fryer
payer105125722_payer
plyer106214332_plyer
prayer114815292_prayer
preyer114413732_preyer
prier75027762_prier
pryers115012242_pryers
sawyer12438042sawyer
sayer84926552s_ayer
serer55935512ser_er
serger73819742serger
server94917712server
shyer114714782s_hyer
slayer93916332slayer
slyer85515122s_lyer
sorer56236592sor_er
sorner64720392sorner
sorter64425092sorter
spacer104917792spacer
spader94317132spader
sparer84524962sparer
sparger103613082sparger
sparker133914362sparker
sparser94311482sparser
spayed124213612spayed
speer74623902sp_eer
spewer115112152spewer
spicer104719312spicer
spider94516802spider
spier75728032sp_ier
spiker124315662spiker
spirier93214072spirier
sporter93616552sporter
sprayed13398902sprayed
sprayers13367052sprayers
spree74830862spr_ee
sprees85620642sprees
sprucer11317682sprucer
sprue74717632sprue_
sprues84515762sprues
spry96819122spry__
spryest12247812spryest
spryly1435512spryly
spurner9269652spurner
spurrer93710222spurrer
spurter94013002spurter
stayer94516482stayer
strayer104312502strayer
stroyer103510782stroyer
surer54833102sur_er
surfer93515882surfer
surger74320092surger
swayer125210972swayer
wryer11489302_wryer

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551592.56032246.5
3Display Results59590.0163687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691592.93660862.1
 
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