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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 “dewless” 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.

34 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
dewless113747(None) 
aweless1038722aweless
awless939262_awless
bedless1039702bedless
bowless123310312bowless
crewless1335412crewless
dealers84118612dealers
debtless1135652debtless
declass1038732declass
deedless10318252deedless
defleas1147222defleas
deles65139252de_le_s
depress10239872depress
dewiest11312342dewiest
dewiness1238452dewiness
dewlaps1334662dewlaps
downless1236362downless
feeless103511102feeless
fewness1335002fewness
idealess935652idealess
jawless1745652jawless
keyless1436162keyless
lawless1037032lawless
legless838012legless
mewlers12288982mewlers
netless739862netless
newness1035702newness
newsless1134532newsless
pegless1038052pegless
sexless1467242sexless
thewless1433922thewless
viewless1434032viewless
vowless13246602vowless
webless1237002webless

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 Limit107671343.31332499.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.70248268.8
 
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