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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 “kennel” 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
kennel1036922(None) 
fennel9429471fennel
kenned114411271kenned
kennels11387191kennels
kernel104010591kernel
benne76521122benne_
bennes86019012bennes
bennet84823362bennet
cannel84216402cannel
denned84215632denned
fennec11326912fennec
fennels10387902fennels
funnel93610742funnel
gunnel73411052gunnel
jennet134714952jennet
keel85729472ke__el
keened114013632keened
keener104012842keener
kenneled1334002kenneled
kente95821072kente_
kentes105118652kentes
kerne94718222kerne_
kerned114112932kerned
kernels11417952kernels
kernes104717532kernes
kevel124213102ke_vel
kneel95012032k_neel
pencel103812912pencel
penne75423852penne_
penned94217612penned
penner84616662penner
rennet64624852rennet
ronnel63310882ronnel
runnel63510662runnel
sennet64224142sennet
tenner64117102tenner
tunnel64310632tunnel
unkennel1243832unkennel
yenned10409382yenned

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551392.56332208.7
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691392.95260532.2
 
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