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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 “ariels” 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.

99 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
ariels6511937(None) 
ariel55228971ariel_
arils58732201ari_ls
artels66216231artels
oriels64914621oriels
riels55121331_riels
adieus739632adieus
aerials74017552aerials
aeries64737782aerie_s
afield1035952afield
ails45654712a_i_ls
airers64922312airers
aliens65619212aliens
amies76837692amie_s
angels74416172angels
anils56326722ani_ls
appels104312792appels
ardebs937012ardebs
areas55935772ar_eas
ares45871022ar_e_s
argals75517712argals
argils75213622argils
argles75218482argles
argols74514612argols
arias55438022ari_as
aridly105513702aridly
aril45843022ari_l_
ariled75620322ariled
arises65233802arises
arles56735742arle_s
armers85520272armers
armets84918352armets
armies85123692armie_s
arpens84814822arpens
arses55733872arse_s
artel56122742artel_
aryls87015812ar_yls
axels126313632a_xels
axils127217502axi_ls
barbels114514432barbels
barrels94514362barrels
briefs115510072briefs
briers85319732briers
bries74942152brie_s
brills84916292brills
carcels114516062carcels
caries85147622carie_s
carpels115315462carpels
carrels95117302carrels
cartels94618122cartels
carvels124914592carvels
chiels115115932chiels
creels84416942creels
criers83918582criers
cries75438402crie_s
darnels83710432darnels
driers74516732driers
dries64733672drie_s
drills74414202drills
drivels11397922drivels
fardels11389892fardels
farfels13348212farfels
friers94718932friers
fries85535602frie_s
frills94414222frills
griefs10418722griefs
grills74314802grills
gruels73910152gruels
krills104211282krills
marcels113212372marcels
marvels123810092marvels
oriel54920422oriel_
parcels113712662parcels
paries84742512parie_s
parrels94713492parrels
priers84521192priers
pries74339532prie_s
prills84015612prills
rails55937402rai_ls
ratels64518212ratels
ravels94717072ravels
reels55333262_reels
rials55026672_rials
riel46432382_riel_
riles55343642_riles
rills55032712_rills
samiels939762samiels
shiels95418922shiels
spiels85317952spiels
trials64319882trials
triens65417542triens
triers64321522triers
tries55742812trie_s
trills64319852trills
triols66117802triols
urials64415192urials
variers103712662variers
varies94330872varie_s
wries85827742wrie_s

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 Limit82551992.68630733.8
3Display Results99990.0303300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691993.05958414.8
 
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