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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 “abysmal” 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.

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
abysmal145397(None) 
abyssal1243761abyssal
abysm12598142abysm__
abysmally1951812abysmally
abysms13565652abysm_s
byssal1134992_byssal
abasia8712953abasia_
abasias9711013abasias
abaxial1646183abaxial
abettal946073abettal
abnormal1244093abnormal
aboma91114603ab_oma_
abomas101113583ab_omas
aboral8314373ab_oral
abseil837183ab_seil
abuttal954553abuttal
abys97221883abys___
abyss10669463abys__s
abysses1234863abysses
almsman1145093almsman
animal85016253a_nimal
babysat14135233babys_at
basal75722283_bas_al
batsman1157993batsman
bayman133712703bay_man
bromal10313653_bromal
brumal1049503_brumal
busman10310253_busman
chasmal14158213chasmal
crystal1237433crystal
daysman1335053daysman
dismal92412243_dismal
miasmal1176743miasmal
seismal937303seismal

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 Filter1786911340270.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit134027346.12321889.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.53227356.2
 
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