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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 “whimpers” 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.

38 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
whimpers1827661(None) 
whimper17297721whimper_
whippers18329041whippers
whispers16266991whispers
champers173311622champers
chimers144515142chim_ers
chippers173510882chippers
chirpers15358132chirpers
chompers17369592chompers
crimpers14318932crimpers
hampers143616952_hampers
humpers142713522_humpers
limpers113815222_limpers
shimmers15269412shimmers
shippers153012312shippers
shrimpers1633812shrimpers
simpers113014122_simpers
thumpers15365712thumpers
whappers18276742whappers
whickers20297982whickers
whiffers2064492whiffers
whimpered20144022whimpered
whimperer19123722whimperer
whimperers20122972whimperers
whimseys19322462whimseys
whiners134011572whi_ners
whingers15358722whingers
whipper173611382whipper_
whippets18255252whippets
whirlers14286052whirlers
whiskers18306772whiskers
whisper15298012whisper_
whispery19284292whispery
whitters14359402whitters
whizzers2233422whizzers
whoopers16286262whoopers
whoppers18297532whoppers
wipers115416082w_i_pers

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059383.78332000.8
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691384.20242525.2
 
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