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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 “zigzags” 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.

44 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
zigzags174227(None) 
zigzag1642961zigzag_
wigwags1543292wigwags
zigzaggy225812zigzaggy
airbags1036293airbags
bigwigs1443003bigwigs
cigars9910723cig_ars
fizgigs2142203fizgigs
gags66441063__g_ags
gigas75415583gig_a_s
iggs66612673_ig__gs
izars145112933_i_zars
jigsaws1842563jigsaws
kitbags1443883kitbags
ligans76817733lig_ans
lignans8398853lignans
miggs96311373mig__gs
mirzas1738183mirza_s
nizams1735413ni_zams
pizzas1646983pizza_s
ragbags1135113ragbags
ragtags935373ragtags
sigmas94111363sigma_s
signage937773signage
signages1037483signages
signals8359163signals
sizars154812623si_zars
tagrags936123tagrags
vigas94817883vig_a_s
vigias104110893vigia_s
wigans104511703wig_ans
wigwag1443723wigwag_
wigwams1643883wigwams
zags146826683___zags
zanzas1487053zanza_s
zigs145422793zi___gs
zigzagged2151183zigzagged
zigzagger2051103zigzagger
zigzaggers2151003zigzaggers
zillahs1935383zillahs
zings154620893zi__ngs
zirams17438643zi_rams
zizzles14307093zizzles
zugzwangs226433zugzwangs

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 Filter1786911340270.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit134027447.75317287.1
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691447.93622516.5
 
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