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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 “stickweed” 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.

51 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
stickweed198338(None) 
stickseed1683481stickseed
stickweeds2082441stickweeds
stinkweed1762481stinkweed
chickweed2443162chickweed
silkweed1643222s_ilkweed
sticked144114632stick__ed
stickled15298972stick_led
stickseeds1772382stickseeds
stinkweeds1881932stinkweeds
tickseed1584512_tickseed
chickweeds2542123chickweeds
duckweed1943023_duckweed
milkweed1843353_milkweed
richweed17163583_richweed
rockweed1843313_rockweed
shickered19115723shickered
sickbed16396823s_ick_bed
sicked134524403s_ick__ed
sickee124622223s_ick_ee_
sickees134514213s_ick_ees
sickened1546783s_ickened
sickled144713433s_ick_led
sicklied1546583s_icklied
silkweeds1742603s_ilkweeds
skunkweed1681293skunkweed
slicked144413843slick__ed
slickened1644293slickened
snicked143811633snick__ed
snickered16115343snickered
stacked143416123stack__ed
sticker133515883stick__er
stickers142913033stick_ers
stickier14229763stick_ier
stickies142211973stick_ies
stickiest15229603stickiest
stickle132410973stick_le_
stickler14259573stick_ler
sticklers15227393sticklers
stickles142512103stick_les
stickmen1634543stick_men
stickwork17133443stickwork
stinkwood1752733stinkwood
stockaded1743533stockaded
stocked144312873stock__ed
strickled1665833strick_led
ticked134720523_tick__ed
ticketed15146643_ticketed
tickled144313133_tick_led
tickseeds1673223_tickseeds
witchweed2142773witchweed

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641517.50019818.8
3Display Results51510.0331545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691517.96922423.3
 
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