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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 “failed” 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.

179 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
failed10542160(None) 
ailed66240281_ailed
bailed94726651bailed
fabled124216381fabled
faired105915771faired
filed95331901f_iled
flailed1137301flailed
foiled104618401foiled
hailed104122741hailed
jailed144917421jailed
mailed95326751mailed
nailed74021491nailed
railed74727541railed
sailed74327761sailed
tailed74424661tailed
vailed104619291vailed
wailed104823591wailed
abled86926832_abled
afield1035952afield
aided75828932_aided
aimed85626052_aimed
aired66032922_aired
aisled74516182_aisled
ariled75620322ariled
availed1135972availed
axled135315812_axled
bailee84526012bailee
bailer85425252bailer
bailey115015672bailey
baited95319242baited
baled85436442ba_led
balled94926892balled
bawled124415692bawled
boiled95020952boiled
brailed103914012brailed
cabled114819872cabled
called94126732called
caviled1348722caviled
ceiled94114952ceiled
coiled95123942coiled
dialed84716452dialed
doiled84817292doiled
eagled82914042eagled
emailed10359212emailed
exiled144712462exiled
fable105824752fable_
fabler116115812fabler
fables114921672fables
faced117727652fa_ced
facile112514882facile_
faded105025242fa_ded
fadged124712362fadged
fagged124717702fagged
fail74840242fail__
faille93414742faille
failles102914132failles
fails85631482fail_s
fainer94717242fainer
fainted114211722fainted
fairer95212062fairer
fairlead1243512fairlead
faithed1437162faithed
faked135225482fa_ked
fallen93813372fallen
faller94621232faller
famed115928342fa_med
fanged114318232fanged
fanned104117472fanned
farced125216532farced
farded114518952farded
fared95842342fa_red
farle86929242farle_
farles96025782farles
farmed125117652farmed
farted105121782farted
fashed136720252fashed
fasted105320952fasted
fated95632132fa_ted
fatted105419842fatted
fauld95214492faul_d
faulted11227722faulted
fawned134910422fawned
faxed166220532fa_xed
fayed126422152fa_yed
fazed186222962fa_zed
felled103720302felled
field95015322f_ield
fifed125115972f_ifed
file75446642f_ile_
filer85433002f_iler
files85441272f_iles
filet85540162f_ilet
filled104922262filled
filmed124610362f_ilmed
fined94930502f_ined
fired94829742f_ired
fixed165416952f_ixed
fled85429772f__led
flied96519432fli_ed
flited104616582flited
foaled104515962foaled
foined105915012foined
fooled104317822fooled
fouled104315972fouled
fowled133914102fowled
frailer10319942frailer
fried95322912fri_ed
frilled113911602frilled
frized193510682frized
fueled104913602fueled
fugled114813692fugled
fulled103820652fulled
furled104717052furled
gabled105518452gabled
gained84617462gained
gaited84416922gaited
galled84622862galled
gaoled84814502gaoled
guiled84315382guiled
hailer94720342hailer
haired105117172haired
haled95335822ha_led
hauled104415212hauled
heiled104415612heiled
jailer134316682jailer
ladled85013482ladled
laired75216812laired
lalled74218752lalled
macled116718112macled
maile75232222maile_
mailer84724182mailer
mailes84329112mailes
maimed114812662maimed
malled94626112malled
marled95523162marled
mauled94817822mauled
moiled94318862moiled
nailer64119362nailer
naled65525052na_led
oiled64429472_oiled
paiked135113432paiked
pained95622852pained
paired95017522paired
paled85538722pa_led
palled94625162palled
parled94626292parled
piled85232992_piled
quailed1737822quailed
raided85017702raided
railer64524932railer
rained75024602rained
raised76120332raised
riled65833252_riled
roiled74320052roiled
sailer63526102sailer
sained75424242sained
smiled93716432smiled
snailed83811922snailed
soiled73822472soiled
spiled94621992spiled
tabled94020042tabled
tailer63823732tailer
tiled64832942_tiled
toiled74420322toiled
trailed83415672trailed
veiled103714542veiled
vialed105112592vialed
waifed134011032waifed
wailer93720322wailer
waired106015832waired
waited103819772waited
waived134511282waived
waled94330992wa_led
walled104021292walled
wauled104713962wauled
wawled133811702wawled
whiled134514132whiled
wiled95231552_wiled
yawled13459982yawled

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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit825511793.23325533.9
3Display Results1791790.0632841.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911793.62249334.9
 
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