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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 “slideway” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

41 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
slideway154316(None) 
sideway1445671s_ideway
slideways1642851slideways
guideway1642432guideway
lifeway1644272_lifeway
sideways1545232s_ideways
skidway1843082skid_way
slipway1543872sli_pway
sluiceway1751152sluiceway
tideway1445152_tideway
bikeway1944313_bikeway
driveway1841993driveway
guideways1742303guideways
hideaway1842713_hideaway
laneway1345273_laneway
leeway1255883_l_eeway
lifeways1743893_lifeways
midway15327153_mid_way
mildewy16353533mildew_y
shipway1844213shi_pway
sidebar1045563s_idebar
sidecar1045233s_idecar
sideman1037973s_ideman
sidewalk1644093s_idewalk
sidewall1244803s_idewall
sideward1345953s_ideward
sinewy12667513s_inew_y
skidways1942823skid_ways
slide64725423slide___
slider73918363slide__r
sliders83515223slide_rs
slides73922183slide__s
slipways1643463sli_pways
sluiceways185913sluiceways
snidely1136813snide_ly
someway1545613s_omeway
speedway1743313speedway
spidery13308203spide_ry
spillway1642763spillway
tideways1544563_tideways
wireway1646043_wireway

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162417.07620656.0
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.53223724.2
 
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