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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 “inkwells” 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.

36 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
inkwells154256(None) 
indwells1243691indwells
inkwell1442531inkwell_
indwell1143902indwell_
inwalls1037282in_walls
ainsells895403ain_sells
drywells1542113drywells
dwells10417713__dwells
indweller1393013indweller
indwellers1472353indwellers
indwelt1146513indwe_lt
infalls1038943in_falls
infields1244013infields
inkers104018833ink_e_rs
inkles103515653ink__les
inkless11348713inkle_ss
inkwoods1674083inkwoods
installs858923installs
instills867353instills
inwall938343in_wall_
knawels14344683knawe_ls
knells10439253__knells
kvells13346613__kvells
maxwells2042653maxwells
newels93710823_newe_ls
skells105013783_sk_ells
snells64614203sn__ells
snowbells14113493snowbells
swells93913983__swells
unsells73210773un_sells
unshells1145923unshells
unwell9349443un_well_
upswells1342623upswells
upwells12244303_upwells
wells85426193___wells
windbells1542873windbells

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162367.01620832.7
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691367.43524033.8
 
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