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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 “strath” 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.

53 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
strath9321637(None) 
strata63616281strata
straths102711721straths
strati63518901strati
rath76037662__rath
scratch1446012scratch
seraph114011162seraph
sheath12412892sheath
snath86419802s_nath
sprat76635972sprat_
sprats85819932sprats
staph104314652st_aph
starch113013202starch
start55642312start_
starts65423122starts
stash84916972st_ash
stat47352692st_at_
state56237332st_ate
stats55933362st_ats
stealth1096452stealth
stoat57135952stoat_
stoats65117482stoats
strafe95215982strafe
strain64919572strain
strait64025892strait
straits74916322straits
strake104017392strake
strand74514822strand
strang75718312strang
strap77925262stra_p
straps87721782straps
strass67117222strass
stratal72710602stratal
stratas73013582stratas
stratum9318252stratum
stratus73011732stratus
straw813321292stra_w
straws98718672straws
strawy1210312822strawy
stray88525572stra_y
strays96417932strays
stretch1236412stretch
striata7379952striata
striate74218952striate
strut56030732strut_
struts65616802struts
surah86823252sura_h
swarth126012082swarth
swath115920382s_wath
trash86119762_trash
troth85622202_troth
truth85214152_truth
wrath115715872_wrath

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551532.73630172.1
3Display Results53530.0134076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691533.09257791.4
 
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