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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 “crinkles” 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.

31 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
crinkles1426916(None) 
crankles143510151crankles
cringles11329461cringles
crinkle13359411crinkle_
crinkled15357151crinkled
wrinkles15296691wrinkles
brickles162810282brickles
brindles113710222brindles
crackles164111272crackles
crankle133610062crankle_
crankled15408152crankled
crimples14308962crimples
cringes103215502crin_ges
cringle103010352cringle_
crinites10612762crinites
crinklier1543842crinklier
crinkliest16104522crinkliest
crinkly16387522crinkl_y
cripples14298402cripples
inkles103515652__inkles
prickles162511092prickles
rankles113114542_rankles
runkles114111942_runkles
sprinkles1534922sprinkles
tinkles113713922_tinkles
trickles143013762trickles
trindles93211682trindles
twinkles1535072twinkles
winkles143412772_winkles
wrinkle14296922wrinkle_
wrinkled16275352wrinkled

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059313.97030493.5
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691314.37340862.3
 
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