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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 “fickly” 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.

39 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
fickly1831853(None) 
feckly18335961feckly
fickle153912971fickle
sickly153110481sickly
cicely1338832cicely
dickey165913522dickey
dicky154816242dick_y
dinkly144311082dinkly
fickler16348422fickler
fiddly14328482fiddly
filly114424902fi_lly
finely123011562finely
firmly1436662firmly
fitly115114972fi_tly
freckly19124592freckly
hackly18298732hackly
hickey185011992hickey
icily101211692_icily
ickily1535752_ickily
icky136315752_ick_y
kicky135012342kick_y
mickey174211852mickey
mickle143715132mickle
nicely1139492nicely
nickle123814482nickle
packly17228332packly
pickle144215652pickle
picky165416942pick_y
pinkly155012242pinkly
prickly18367892prickly
quickly2534072quickly
richly1438012richly
rickey154613972rickey
sickle124418322sickle
slickly1635852slickly
thickly19415572thickly
tickle124616742tickle
tinkly134811152tinkly
trickly16369892trickly

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551392.64331233.8
3Display Results39390.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691393.01659247.7
 
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