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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 “sveltely” 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
sveltely144284(None) 
smeltery13274962smeltery
svelte9319752svelte__
svelter10359672svelte_r
sveltest1135872sveltest
aversely1444853aversely
ovately1334433ov_ately
overtly13268983overt_ly
saltily10310543s_altily
sedately1245223sedately
seely84522633s_e__ely
seventhly1843093seventhly
severely1445293severely
shelly124414473shel__ly
shelter103214963shelte_r
shelters113412813shelters
shelty124011553shelt__y
skelter113610003skelte_r
skelters12349373skelters
smelly114110363smel__ly
smelted10399093smelte_d
smelter93311913smelte_r
smelters103310513smelters
solely93714213s_ol_ely
spelter94113703spelte_r
spelters103912243spelters
stalely1039213stal_ely
stately10310223s_tately
steely93612573ste__ely
stiltedly1372743stiltedly
sweatily1435473sweatily
sweetly1335593sweet_ly
swelter103711173swelte_r
swelters113110193swelters
sweltry1333413swelt_ry
velvety16304003_velvety
vilely1239443_vil_ely

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162377.00020880.3
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.17224915.1
 
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