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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbelly” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

15 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
belly10462549(None) 
bally105530101bally
belay105021521belay
bell66237181bell_
belle75827831belle
bells76432161bells
billy105525361billy
bully105124811bully
delly96023871delly
felly114922801felly
jelly154218251jelly
kelly124617021kelly
nelly84618811nelly
telly84920821telly
welly114620011welly

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit28756150.55052283.6
3Display Results15150.0131153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691150.623286823.4