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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 “kneels” 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.

49 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
kneels1040893(None) 
keels94622411k_eels
kneel95012031kneel_
knees95114871knee_s
knells10439251knells
aneles64626292aneles
angels74416172angels
creels84416942creels
eels46536742__eels
feels85223042_feels
heels85625532_heels
keefs125116282k_eefs
keeks84717252k_eeks
keel85729472k_eel_
keens95721182k_eens
keeps116020282k_eeps
keets95123482k_eets
kennels11387192kennels
kevels134410712kevels
knawels14344682knawels
kneads11357092kneads
knee85323602knee__
kneed104612052knee_d
kneeled12328072kneeled
kneeler11277572kneeler
kneelers12226212kneelers
knell94210922kn_ell
knelt94617682kn_elt
knolls10367412knolls
knurls10396242knurls
koels94613902k_oels
kreeps12427412kreeps
kugels1146072kugels
kvells13346612kvells
needs65719632_needs
neems77316292_neems
neeps75617882_neeps
newels93710822_newels
noels56418702_noels
peels75226422_peels
reels55333262_reels
seels55632822_seels
sneers64016172sneers
snells64614202snells
speels85116392speels
steels64117982steels
teels55726372_teels
unreels7258312unreels
wheels123811712wheels

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551492.39034540.2
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691492.73665311.0
 
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