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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 “curdles” 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.

65 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
curdles10381457(None) 
cuddles114014091cuddles
curdle95514311curdle_
curdled113910661curdled
curdler103511561curdler
curdlers11368491curdlers
hurdles113613371hurdles
buddles113913072buddles
bundles103515772bundles
burbles114916802burbles
burdies104117562burdies
burgles105615962burgles
candles104422342candles
carles85435082car_les
caudles103912812caudles
circles1139902circles
coddles114213592coddles
cordless11299962cordless
cradles103114132cradles
crudes96218622crud_es
cuddies113313262cuddies
cuddle104414532cuddle_
cuddled124110762cuddled
cuddler113810742cuddler
cuddlers12388382cuddlers
cupules113210262cupules
curares94916852curares
curates95323832curates
curches143512742curches
curded104217162curd_ed
curdier103312622curdier
curdiest112511392curdiest
curds85725612curd__s
cureless10319702cureless
cures75645432cur__es
curies84934022cur_ies
curites93919862curites
curled95021652cur_led
curler85221322cur_ler
curlers94218072cur_lers
curlew114010902cur_lew
curlews12387392cur_lews
curls74927102cur_l_s
curries93723162curries
curses85328272cur_ses
curule83614122curule_
curves114619282cur_ves
cuttles93613922cuttles
fuddles123611932fuddles
girdles92210002girdles
gurgles94312872gurgles
huddles123712572huddles
hurdies114015662hurdies
hurdle103712792hurdle_
hurdled12379832hurdled
hurdler113610002hurdler
hurdlers12337492hurdlers
hurtles103913752hurtles
muddles112914352muddles
puddles113613822puddles
purfles122511842purfles
purples112712832purples
ruddles92813872ruddles
rundles83214712rundles
turtles72914342turtles

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671653.59329966.9
3Display Results65650.0164062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691653.99944683.9
 
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