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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 “gads” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
gads6784338(None) 
ads49755731_ads
bads77048861bads
cads76144521cads
dads67442771dads
egads74610921egads
fads86939871fads
gabs76740421gabs
gad57556651gad_
gadi66329721gadi
gadis74825291gadis
gaes56348031gaes
gags66441061gags
gals57946501gals
gams76648881gams
gaps76042971gaps
gars55750741gars
gas48870251ga_s
gats56753441gats
gauds75717721gauds
gays87338021gays
geds66730811geds
gids65933731gids
glads75620611glads
goads77022851goads
gods65438041gods
grads75625751grads
lads56549131lads
mads76845371mads
pads76742951pads
rads56046601rads
tads57143941tads
wads87343141wads

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0632836365.1
2DLD Change Limit13983330.25055932.0
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691330.313570897.8
 
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