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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 “selft” 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.

70 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
delft95623321delft
self75138291self_
selfs85220241selfs
belt65754032bel_t
celt65646712cel_t
cleft106222852cleft
deft85540222de_ft
delf85436572delf_
delfs94918672delfs
delfts10439672delfts
delt57855272del_t
eft66038822_e_ft
elf66138522_elf_
felt75146932fel_t
gelt56448012gel_t
heft106736292he_ft
helot85332682helot
kelt85343202kel_t
left76340482le_ft
melt65752892mel_t
pelf97031452pelf_
pelfs105016292pelfs
pelt67651082pel_t
reft75141272re_ft
relet54749822relet
relit55340682relit
salt45758522sal_t
sealift10312792sealift
seat47575562se_at
sect67443622se_ct
seif75638732seif_
seifs85019332seifs
sel38253322sel__
selah8319612selah
select82621172select
selfed10310912selfed
sell45840612sel_l
selle54428312selle
sells55134432sells
sels46345982sel_s
selva83014272selva
sent46963012se_nt
sept65844362se_pt
serf76340112serf_
serfs84922012serfs
set36681252se__t
sett45949052se_tt
sext117338092se_xt
shaft115725272shaft
shelf115221112shelf_
shift114225142shift
sift710740672s_ift
silt46558202sil_t
slat46959022s_lat
sleet55639132sleet
slept75728102slept
slit46250102s_lit
slot46049832s_lot
slut45040592s_lut
smelt74726782smel_t
soft76942822s_oft
spelt75430192spel_t
splat76129342splat
split75729012split
sulfa8313922sulfa
sulfo8313362sulfo
swift116818052swift
veldt94819862veldt
weft105435012we_ft
welt75547862wel_t

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800701.78330173.9
3Display Results70700.0135384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691702.10984727.8
 
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