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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 “surfacer” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

80 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
surfacer134566(None) 
surface1238651surface_
surfaced1436061surfaced
surfacers1444321surfacers
surfaces1338671surfaces
resurfacer1551972resurfacer
sufficer16225822sufficer
surfer93515882surf__er
surfier102613542surf_ier
surnamer1044882surnamer
bracer104620583_br_acer
defacer132810363_defacer
effacer15255413_effacer
facer105525053___facer
furnace1235943furnace_
furnaced1443513furnaced
furnaces1336053furnaces
outface123011973outface_
outfaced14219463outfaced
outfaces132311393outfaces
prefacer1537983prefacer
purfler12248733purf_ler
racer75233023__r_acer
resurface1443273resurface_
resurfaced1642463resurfaced
resurfacers1651473resurfacers
resurfaces1543013resurfaces
scraper114513423scr_aper
screamer12267883screamer
scurfier13267053scurf_ier
seafarer1144843seafarer
serfage1138403serfage_
serfages1238233serfages
servicer1335263servicer
solacer93011103s_olacer
spacer104917793s__pacer
sprayer12369043spr_ayer
spreader1137483spreader
sprucer11317683spr_ucer
strafer103912463str_afer
strayer104312503str_ayer
streaker12229483streaker
streamer10239513streamer
suaver93014233su__aver
subrace11313003subrace_
subraces12313033subraces
suffer124314513su_f_fer
sufferer1436063sufferer
suffice15197573suffice_
sufficed17205663sufficed
sufficers17204533sufficers
suffices16208183suffices
sugarer837323su_garer
sulfate10311653sulfate_
sulfated1238833sulfated
sulfates11310793sulfates
surbase939793surbase_
surbased1136613surbased
surbases10310003surbases
surer54833103sur___er
surfable1338443surfable
surfacing1545643surfacing
surfed103814463surf__ed
surfeiter1244713surfeiter
surfers103614133surf__ers
surfmen1235993surf_men
surger74320093sur__ger
surlier72915443sur_lier
surmiser1036763surmiser
surname937603surname_
surnamed1135113surnamed
surnamers1143803surnamers
surnames1037273surnames
surpasser1143863surpasser
surtaxed1644133surtaxed
surtaxes1536513surtaxes
surviver1434683surviver
tracer84820233_tr_acer
turfier10249793turf_ier
urbaner9177133_urbaner

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit146162806.70321805.5
3Display Results80800.0302666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691807.19924821.6
 
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