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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 “canfields” 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.

36 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
canfields154283(None) 
canfield1444331canfield_
coalfields1651342coalfields
cornfields1641752cornfields
hayfields19101722hayfields
infields1244012_infields
afield1035953_a_field_
airfields1342203airfields
backfields2252213backfields
canailles1148273canailles
cancels114113313can_cel_s
candelas1139533can_delas
candids113812693candi__ds
candied113816023candie_d_
candies104125613candie__s
canfuls1248423canf_ul_s
canids95118133can_i__ds
cannels93413363can_nel_s
canticles1339183canticles
chields13507483c__hields
coalfield1541823coalfield_
cornfield1542853cornfield_
danegelds1241773danegelds
fanfolds15104073fanf_olds
fields104211043___fields
grainfields1651103grainfields
handhelds1743763handhelds
hayfield18102073hayfield_
infield1135823_infield_
manifolds1583673manifolds
midfields16212683midfields
minefields1691953minefields
misfields15223653misfields
outfields1373123outfields
playfields1951153playfields
subfields1543303subfields

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 Filter1786911486410.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit148641367.22020587.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.38924183.4
 
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