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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 “spinachy” 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.

37 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
spinachy184279(None) 
spinach1435401spinach_
spinaches1645272spinaches
spinally1338022spinally
chinchy20335523chin_chy
epinasty1343133epinasty
panache1458433_panache
peachy164510843_p_eachy
picacho1644733_picacho
pinch125619303_pin_ch_
piracy1339473_pirac_y
pitchy16479673_pi_tchy
poachy16388963_p_oachy
preachy17307313_preachy
punchy16398523_pun_chy
sciamachy2151263sciamachy
snatchy15355293s__natchy
spacey136212533sp__acey
spacy125415623sp__ac_y
spicey134414233spi__cey
spicy125417713spi__c_y
spinage10289653spina_ge
spinages11289293spinages
spinal84915313spina__l
spinals93911863spina_ls
spinate93114813spina_te
spindly13257383spin_dly
spinnery13416593spinnery
spinney12438923spin_ney
spinny114510183spin__ny
spiny104921303spin___y
spiracle1255803spiracle
spirally1348023spirally
splashy1543553sp_lashy
splotchy1841793splotchy
stenchy15256213sten_chy
stomachy1843823stomachy

Search took 10 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 Limit146162379.39015565.7
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691379.84618148.6
 
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