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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 “vainly” 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.

34 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
vainly125850(None) 
gainly1049321gainly
mainly11411491mainly
avidly13548782avidly
bairnly1234502bairnly
daily95922332dai_ly
dainty105311472dainty
faintly1337082faintly
fairly125610012fairly
gaily95020972gai_ly
inly75622212__inly
manly105022952ma_nly
painty114714752painty
plainly1236472plainly
rainily10310432rainily
rainy85921082rain_y
saintly1039342saintly
thinly1238672thinly
vail75432552vai_l_
vails85825932vai_ls
vain75233002vain__
vainer93714572vainer
validly1435572validly
vanity12311932vanity
vapidly1635062vapidly
vastly12508722vastly
vaunty12409062vaunty
veiny115414362vein_y
viably14199832viably
viny106025952v_in_y
vinyl115311622v_inyl
vyingly1794152vyingly
wanly115118022wa_nly
zanily18310182zanily

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551342.18637763.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691342.54570212.6
 
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