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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 “downwind” 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.

46 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
downwind165341(None) 
downing123811672down_ing
downland1364532downland
downlink1644522downlink
downswing1743042downswing
downward1644442downward
cowbind1536613cow_bind
dawning124111013dawn_ing
donning93512763do_nning
doweling13279763doweling
dowering132510613dowering
dowing114221513do__wing
downed115314783down__ed
downfield1742133downfield
downhill1543613downhill
downier11299703down_ier
downlands1453853downlands
downlike1636183downlike
downlinked1951693downlinked
downlinks1742843downlinks
download1343833download
downpipe16313823downpipe
downside1345293downside
downsize2144273downsize
downsized2343413downsized
downspin1443733downspin_
downspins1543603downspins
downswings1841933downswings
downtick1843523downtick
downtime1444753downtime
downtrend1442163downtrend
downtrod1343353downtrod
downwards1743833downwards
downwash1842623downwash
downzone21134273downzone
downzoned23132953downzoned
dowsing123411123dow_sing
drownding1564123drownding
drowning13298363drown_ing
enwind10298083__enwind
gowning12258833gown_ing
inwind10268413__inwind
outwind1139153_outwind
owning104110333_own_ing
unwind102610543__unwind
woodwind1643753woodwind

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162467.04620744.0
3Display Results46460.0301533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691467.49923828.6
 
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