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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 “pepla” 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.

51 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
pepla931286(None) 
cella75420312cella
epha9310052_epha
fella84918652fella
lepta75714392lepta
paella8410912paella
papa85827142pap_a
papal95820672papal
papula103011112papula
pea56657242pe__a
peal68648102peal_
peals75235492peals
pedal86022502pedal
pedlar93311272pedlar
peel65535612peel_
peels75226422peels
pele65539552pe_le
pelf97031452pe_lf
pelt67651082pe_lt
penal75228372penal
penna74520202penna
people10310192people
pep76447082pep__
peplos101211542peplos
peplum12156822peplum
peplus10138342peplus
pepo87622152pep_o
pepos96620082pepos
peppy114310362peppy
peps85134512pep_s
perea75026442perea
petal76526892petal
phyla13469182phyla
pipal95118352pipal
poplar103611112poplar
poppa8409892poppa
preplan1149952preplan
pula65129372p_ula
pupa85422812pup_a
pupal97616872pupal
replan83215822replan
replay113412922replay
reply104015852reply
sepal77723002sepal
sepia75318672sepia
septa75518082septa
tela45532972te_la
tepa66021682tep_a
tepal76319582tepal
tesla55612602tesla
vela75725542ve_la

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 Filter178691538000.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit53800511.81329674.6
3Display Results51510.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691512.14383383.6
 
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