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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 “espiegle” 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.

31 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
espiegle114260(None) 
spiegel1034552_spiegel
besiege1035413bes_ieg_e
bespangle1442543bespangle
ekpwele1641963ekpwe_le
epigene1037893e_pigene
epistle957893e_pistle
espial839543espi_al_
espials937093espi_als
espied9359783espie__d
espieglerie147503espieglerie
espies83716803espie__s
expiable1946113expiable
reshingle1344803reshingle
shingle117711283_shingle
siege66718443_s_ieg_e
single74520603_s_ingle
sniggle9316833_sniggle
spangle1038403_spangle
spicule11269933_spicule
spiegels1133873_spiegels
spiel74623913_spie_l_
spieled104811883_spie_led
spieler93111233_spie_ler
spiels85317953_spie_ls
spile75230083_spi__le
spindle103210093_spindle
spinelle1046223_spinelle
spinule9299993_spinule
spittle937923_spittle
swingle113510563_swingle

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162317.81318707.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691318.24921662.1
 
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