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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 “steeling” 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.

82 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
steeling9361514(None) 
seeling83522001s_eeling
speeling112713121speeling
stealing93416601stealing
steeking133411351steeking
steeping113412581steeping
steering93916791steering
steeving12359651steeving
sterling93615551sterling
streeling10189481streeling
atheling1249202atheling
creeling113513362creeling
esteeming1244702esteeming
feeling113617072_feeling
heeling113618512_heeling
keeling123515122_keeling
kneeling13287782kneeling
peeling102919872_peeling
reeling83126862_reeling
sealing83528562s_ealing
seeding93719482s_eeding
seedling102610952seedling
seeing74222142s_ee_ing
seeking124016062s_eeking
seeming103216262s_eeming
seeping103817912s_eeping
selling83225832s_elling
settling978942settling
shealing123415462shealing
sheening123010802sheening
sheering123715102sheering
sheeting122712832sheeting
shelling123515212shelling
shieling123512402shieling
sideling101012182sideling
skeeing12308852skee_ing
sleeking133410962sleeking
sleeping113812052sleeping
sleeting93114162sleeting
sleeving12359282sleeving
smeeking15317832smeeking
smelling113712732smelling
sneering93414502sneering
sneezing18267052sneezing
snelling93913562snelling
speeding122810932speeding
speering113116322speering
speiling113612972speiling
spelling113315232spelling
spieling113212522spieling
stabling112913652stabling
staling83925422st_aling
stalling95116702stalling
stapling112813152stapling
starling93017122starling
steading103613592steading
stealings10318852stealings
steaming114013212steaming
steelie7310212steeli_e
steelier839202steelier
steelies8312552steelies
steevings13284442steevings
stemming13408202stemming
stepping13329072stepping
stereoing1037892stereoing
sterlings10308752sterlings
stetting93410712stetting
stewing113412492st_ewing
stifling122110912stifling
stilling93415322stilling
stooling93113132stooling
streeking14217452streeking
strewing12289852strewing
styling112910652st_yling
sweeping14389142sweeping
sweeting123911312sweeting
swelling123212752swelling
teeing73916972_tee_ing
teeming103513092_teeming
telling83321092_telling
unsteeling1145182unsteeling
wheeling15318602wheeling

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059823.62633386.4
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691824.04644164.9
 
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