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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 “ledgiest” 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.

27 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
ledgiest1028859(None) 
edgiest92310351_edgiest
fledgiest1444181fledgiest
hedgiest13298131hedgiest
leggiest10308231leggiest
sedgiest10259761sedgiest
wedgiest13307981wedgiest
dodgiest11308712dodgiest
kludgiest1543152kludgiest
leadiest93314982leadiest
leafiest113410882leafiest
leakiest123212792leakiest
leariest83117842leariest
leaviest112910812leaviest
ledges84918012ledg_es_
ledgier9458502ledgie_r
leeriest83112882leeriest
legist71315252le_gi_st
lingiest93715262lingiest
loggiest103011012loggiest
logiest82515542l_ogiest
podgiest12269092podgiest
pudgiest12297892pudgiest
redigest1039732redigest
ridgiest1038902ridgiest
sludgiest1135802sludgiest
wedgies123910212wedgies_

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059273.78332000.8
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691274.18642687.8
 
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