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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 “crinkle” 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.

32 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
crinkle1335941(None) 
crankle133610061crankle
cringle103010351cringle
crinkled15357151crinkled
crinkles14269161crinkles
crinkly16387521crinkly
wrinkle14296921wrinkle
brickle15279932brickle
brindle104210102brindle
crackle153611252crackle
crankled15408152crankled
crankles143510152crankles
crankly16358122crankly
crimple13408692crimple
cringe93515482crin_ge
cringles11329462cringles
crinite9513632crinite
crinklier1543842crinklier
cripple13378582cripple
inkle94515832__inkle
prickle153611012prickle
rankle103414882_rankle
runkle103611542_runkle
sprinkle1434892sprinkle
tinkle103714452_tinkle
trickle133613442trickle
trindle83311362trindle
twinkle1464772twinkle
winkle133812832_winkle
wrinkled16275352wrinkled
wrinkles15296692wrinkles
wrinkly17295752wrinkly

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671323.33032333.6
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.70348255.7
 
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