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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 “dentils” 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.

42 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
dentils8411558(None) 
dentals83915391dentals
dentil74017881dentil_
dentins83419221dentins
lentils73912971lentils
centals94317052centals
centile94217182centile
centiles103615812centiles
deils65722862de__ils
deities82621922deities
denials84114132denials
denies74729642den_ies
denims95214322den_ims
dental74319172dental_
denticle1137772denticle
denticles1237752denticles
dentiled1039742dentiled
dentin73919572denti_n
dentine83320242dentine
dentines93418402dentines
denting94422182denting
dentist8316742dentist
dentists939262dentists
dents65031802dent__s
derails84216392derails
details84214042details
devils104412812de_vils
distils83015802distils
entails7912822_entails
entoils7810732_entoils
gentil74115122gentil_
gentile83515292gentile
gentiles93713522gentiles
lentil64315392lentil_
pencils113011772pencils
pensils92811592pensils
pentyls1236522pentyls
pontils9312212pontils
renails74917262renails
rentals74017472rentals
tenails73713922tenails
ventails1139822ventails

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671423.76628590.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691424.17242831.0
 
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