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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 “fable” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

137 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
fable10582475(None) 
able66340531_able
cable95329911cable
fabled124216381fabled
fabler116115811fabler
fables114921671fables
farle86929241farle
gable85325521gable
sable74732161sable
table75429601table
abbe87627192_abbe
abele76323252_abele
abled86926832_abled
abler75624312_abler
ables75935542_ables
ably99725132_ably
abye97921002_abye
affable15117402affable
ale36572342_a_le
amble95924642amble
arable81821002arable
axle116424602_axle
babble94017112babble
babe86835822bab_e
babel95821692babel
bale66353842ba_le
bauble103813212bauble
bible95119422bible
cabled114819872cabled
cabler104519172cabler
cables104527552cables
cablet104429462cablet
carle74535702carle
coble94823172coble
dabble114515192dabble
dale55643982da_le
doable93115242doable
dyable12308982dyable
eagle64219482eagle
effable15106672effable
enable83318482enable
fab87453132fab__
fabber134814112fabber
fablers124812612fablers
fabs98635862fab_s
face96140122fa_ce
facile112514882facile
fadable13310462fadable
fade85736352fa_de
fadge104817002fadge
fail74840242fail_
failed105421602failed
faille93414742faille
fails85631482fails
fake115534942fa_ke
fall75535312fa_ll
fallen93813372fallen
faller94621232faller
falls85727652falls
false84818122false
falx147120782fa_lx
fame95639392fa_me
fane75343572fa_ne
farce104925322farce
fare76354462fa_re
farl76338552farl_
farles96025782farles
farls85731112farls
fate75444282fa_te
fatly115716802fatly
fauld95214492fauld
fault85428312fault
fauve114712072fauve
fave105532962fa_ve
faze165630042fa_ze
feeble1138252feeble
fibre104812842fibre
file75446652f_ile
fille84327402fille
fimble133611752fimble
finable122213622finable
fixable19218192fixable
flyable15307122flyable
foible11410382foible
friable122612562friable
fryable15277462fryable
fugle94915542fugle
fumble133214262fumble
gabble113815722gabble
gabled105518452gabled
gables94222332gables
gale56347322ga_le
gamble115417182gamble
garble94118452garble
habile11515212habile
hale76052832ha_le
haole84820082haole
kale86533762ka_le
label75019382label
labile8315222labile
ladle66320442ladle
liable81415812liable
mabe85733362mab_e
macle96127002macle
maile75232222maile
male66052302ma_le
maple95521142maple
marble104219102marble
nabe66029492nab_e
noble74420992noble
padle84522342padle
pale66055012pa_le
parle75836162parle
rabble103818242rabble
rale45050562ra_le
ramble104519972ramble
roble75223022roble
ruble74521252ruble
sabe66140572sab_e
sables85026692sables
sabre74821502sabre
sale44959702sa_le
stable83921642stable
suable83920552suable
tabla73318362tabla
tabled94020042tabled
tables84524892tables
tablet84227642tablet
tale46154162ta_le
unable83819222unable
usable84012552usable
vale74937342va_le
viable111613772viable
wabble133714842wabble
wale74546432wa_le
wamble134415752wamble
warble113516602warble

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538001372.14325105.0
3Display Results1371370.0433186.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911372.48271994.8
 
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