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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 “fledgling” 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.

71 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
fledgling155247(None) 
fledging14276521fledg_ing
fledglings1641091fledglings
pledging13276362pledg_ing
sledging11288182sledg_ing
bludging13297463bludg_ing
dredging12236423dredg_ing
eagling91113603__eagling
edging93510713__edg_ing
fadging134210243f_adg_ing
fedexing2034493f_edexing
feeding123515073feed__ing
feeling113617073f_e_eling
feigning1335813f_eigning
felling113321133f_e_lling
fenagling1434553fenagling
feruling1258873f_eruling
fettling1266773f_ettling
fiddling14217873f_iddling
fidging133910503f_idg_ing
finagling1434703finagling
flagging14329233fl_agging
flailing12298923fl_ailing
flanging132710583flang_ing
flatling123410013fl_atling
flecking18408233fle_cking
fledgier1333683fledg_ier
fleeching18305013fleeching
fleecing14347573fle_ecing
fleeing113511293fle__eing
fleering123811283fle_ering
fleeting122910323fle_eting
flenching18296703flenching
flensing1246973fle_nsing
fleshing15339303fle_shing
fletching18256143fletching
flexing18358993fle__xing
fleying14329873fle__ying
flinging133310053fling_ing
flogging14329173fl_ogging
fondling13189353fond_ling
freckling1934703freckling
fuddling14247153f_uddling
fudging133310013f_udg_ing
fueling113615133fue__ling
fuelling123410153fue_lling
fugling124212513f__ugling
hedging13348953_hedg_ing
kedging14357563_kedg_ing
kegling13309363_ke_gling
kludging15264513kludg_ing
ladling92813393_lad_ling
leaguing1035343_leaguing
legging103912643_le_gging
leveling122910433_leveling
lodging103110813_lodg_ing
medaling121912263_medaling
meddling13257933_meddling
needling10248753need_ling
pedaling122412133_pedaling
peddling13217973_peddling
reddling112911813_reddling
reedling102414273reed_ling
ridgling11258203_ridgling
seedling102610953seed_ling
sledding11248503sled_ding
sleighing1434213sleighing
sludging11268363sludg_ing
treddling1234423treddling
wedeling1338773_wedeling
wedging13308723_wedg_ing

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641717.98318619.7
3Display Results71710.0302366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691718.46621106.9
 
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