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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 “eelworm” 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.

51 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
eelworm124552(None) 
eelworms1344561eelworms
beworm1339992be_worm
deworm1249532de_worm
earworm1238742earworm
felwort13410582felwort
mealworm1544622mealworm
webworm1744312webworm
awlwort1356353awlwort
bagworm1566353bagworm
bellwort1348773bellwort
beswarm1445783beswarm
beworms1437933be_worms
bollworm1544813bollworm
budworm1545273budworm
celom9515693cel_o_m
cutworm14186353cutworm
deform1259623de_form
deiform1336693deiform
deworms1338033de_worms
earworms1346783earworms
eelier64216463eelier_
eelpout947783eelpout
enorm74415643_e_norm
felworts1445953felworts
keyword1844563keyword
leafworm1653913leafworm
legwork1545663legwork
lobworm1445253lobworm
lugworm1344903lugworm
mealworms1644443mealworms
network1446803network
perform1439283perform
pinworm1467183pinworm
reform11312713re_form
rewarm115913493re_warm
reword106321413re_word
rewore938030163re_wore
rework136619793re_work
reworn98122203re_worn
seldom939413seldo_m
silkworm1743583silkworm
steelwork1643553steelwork
telford1145153telford
waxworm2264573waxworm
webwork1944843webwork
webworms1843763webworms
weldor10317653weldor_
weldors11238003weldors
wheelwork2243163wheelwork
worm96129493___worm

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027515.94022563.5
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691516.35928100.5
 
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