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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 “ridleys” 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.

34 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
ridleys1114578(None) 
ridley10169541ridley_
aidless83612072aidless
bridlers11359182bridlers
bridles104114472bridle_s
diddleys14334632diddleys
idlers74012812_idlers
idles66720122_idle_s
kidneys1533422kidneys
lidless8309272lidless
medleys13115332medleys
midlegs1156322midlegs
redlegs936822redlegs
ribless93410342ribless
riblets93412552riblets
rickeys16548982rickeys
ridders93612492ridders
riddlers10269102riddlers
riddles93215022riddle_s
riders74123902rid_ers
rides66140812rid_e_s
ridgels9348022ridgels
ridges85817012ridge_s
riflers103512192riflers
rifles94217702rifle_s
riles55343642ri_le_s
riley84420582ri_ley_
rilles64725502rille_s
rillets74216152rillets
rimless9369362rimless
rindless92510192rindless
rodless8310072rodless
sidlers83414232sidlers
sidles74721152sidle_s

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671343.28032826.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.67248663.1
 
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