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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 “grandkids” 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.

35 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
grandkids164314(None) 
grandkid1543641grandkid_
grandads1136552grand_ads
granddads1343462granddads
grandsirs1144552grandsirs
araneids947753aran_eids
brandies11714563brand_ies
candids113812693_cand_ids
gadids95611823g_a_d_ids
gadoids1036873g_a_doids
ganoids939333g_an_oids
gradins93416233gra_d_ins
granaries10159883granaries
grandad1038453grand_ad_
grandaddy1652113grandaddy
grandames1346713grandames
grandams1237123grand_ams
granddad1244253granddad_
granddams1443483granddams
grandees103211283grand_ees
grandeurs11335113grandeurs
grandiose1145793grand_iose
grandioso1143913grand_ioso
grandmas1236923grand_mas
grandness1138303grandness
grandpas1236003grand_pas
grands84218243gran___ds
grandsir1044313grandsi_r
grandsire1145123grandsire
grandsires1245043grandsires
grandsons1145123grandsons
grannies9312613gran_nies
randies84225663_rand_ies
ranids75118703_ran__ids
trendoids1143953trendoids

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641357.81319024.8
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691358.26521620.2
 
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