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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 “pupil” 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.

42 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
pupil9471298(None) 
pupal97616871pupal
pupils10389911pupils
cupel9514302cupel
cupid103212782cupid
fusil84715322fusil
fuzil173810702fuzil
huipil1143772huipil
lupin75215842lupin
pail66141832p_ail
papal95820672papal
peril75425952peril
pipal95118352pipal
pipit95224872pipit
pubic114513722pubic
pubis94616472pubis
pudic104614562pudic
pul56138062pu__l
puli65527622puli_
pulik113613302pulik
pulis74225602pulis
pull64731662pu_ll
pulpal10408452pulpal
pulpily1436102pulpily
pulpit10310932pulpit
punily11311772punily
pup76339882pup__
pupa85422812pup_a
pupae96515642pupae
pupas95219282pupas
pupilar11125312pupilar
puppy114912412puppy
pups86032232pup_s
pupu87620712pup_u
pupus94614042pupus
puri65931442puri_
purin75527592purin
puris75332022puris
purl65631422pu_rl
quail144314362quail
tupik1149002tupik
uppile10178502uppile

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800421.47036598.6
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691421.779100444.6
 
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