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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 “spiders” 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.

98 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
spiders10391441(None) 
sliders83515221sliders
spaders104214471spaders
spicers113815551spicers
spider94516801spider_
spidery13308201spidery
spiers84421741spi_ers
spikers135311991spikers
abiders104011082abiders
aiders74524632_aiders
aspirers1066492aspirers
biders94822802_biders
chiders135312942chiders
ciders94620092_ciders
eiders74321362_eiders
epiderm1236192epiderm
epiderms1345042epiderms
epimers11109492epimers
gliders94811842gliders
guiders94111112guiders
hiders104919652_hiders
piers75926332_pi_ers
pikers124717392_pikers
pinders103720482_pinders
pipers104318662_pipers
raiders84615142raiders
riders74123902_riders
sailers73822322sailers
sanders84025942sanders
seders74420282s_eders
seeders83017112seeders
seidels838392seidels
seiners74219272seiners
seisers73816392seisers
seizers164112502seizers
senders83022352senders
shaders115915552shaders
shiers94921752shi_ers
shiners104015942shiners
shivers133714832shivers
sides65838372s_ide_s
sidlers83414232s_idlers
sippers113117752sippers
sivers95324152s_ivers
sizers155215812s_izers
skidders1454822skidders
skiers104713702ski_ers
skivers14409702skivers
slicers94114922slicers
slider73918362slider_
slides73922182slide_s
slivers104115252slivers
smilers94113852smilers
smiters93414362smiters
snider74413912snider_
snipers93311772snipers
solders83517772solders
sonders83820712sonders
spacers113813872spacers
spader94317132spader_
spades94222582spade_s
sparers94519612sparers
speeders11339312speeders
speers85019952sp_eers
spenders113211742spenders
spewers124210662spewers
spicer104719312spicer_
spicery14499012spicery
spices104326032spice_s
spiderish1544492spiderish
spielers10319652spielers
spiels85317952spi_els
spier75728032spi_er_
spies76037622spi_e_s
spiker124315662spiker_
spikes124520712spike_s
spiles84227912spile_s
spillers103311702spillers
spindlers12286452spindlers
spinels94512442spinels
spines85132032spine_s
spinets94714812spinets
spinners103810862spinners
spinors939422spinors
spireas94412512spireas
spirems11499562spirems
spires84628112spire_s
spites84127332spite_s
spitters104113382spitters
splicers12338112splicers
spodes94817432spode_s
spoilers10238632spoilers
spudders12255632spudders
stivers103613542stivers
striders94412122striders
suiters73618882suiters
sunders84120062sunders
voiders11279822voiders

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671983.23633272.9
3Display Results98980.0462130.4
 (SQL Overall)178691983.67248663.1
 
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