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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 “virelai” 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.

50 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
virelai104559(None) 
virelais1146411virelais
virelay1335941virelay
virelays1444642virelays
viremia1246082viremia
airplay1245483airplay
direly10311563direl_y
fireclay1644183fireclay
firelit10310863firelit
fireman1249333fireman
firepan1236983firepan
nielli636303ni_elli
prelaw1139103_prelaw
relaid75518443__relaid
relax124817803__relax
relay84424673__relay
stelai63912563_stelai
vela75725543v__ela_
velar85817633v__elar
verglas1137813verglas
vilely1239443vilel_y
villa85321233vi_lla_
villae95615383vi_llae
villain1038483vi_llain
villas96117263vi_llas
villi86517853vi__lli
vineal94814743vine_al
vinegar1134613vinegar
viola85915543vi_ola_
violas93713523vi_olas
viral86419593vir__al
virally1339653virally
viremias1345873viremias
viremic1436153viremic
vireo84816453vire__o
vireos94212453vire_os
vires84529683vire__s
virga9310253vir_ga_
virgas1048883vir_gas
virile9313433viril_e
virl76224473vir_l__
virls85618603vir_l_s
virtual1045913virtual
vitellin11105403vitellin
vizsla1833703vizsla_
vizslas1943143vizslas
wirehair1443343wirehair
wireman1237843wireman
wiretap12145723wiretap
wireway1646043wireway

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027506.31321230.3
3Display Results50500.0133846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691506.73226543.5
 
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