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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 “fuddling” 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.

44 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
fuddling1424715(None) 
cuddling13287651cuddling
fiddling14217871fiddling
huddling14227291huddling
muddling13268591muddling
puddling13218031puddling
ruddling11228551ruddling
addling10229832_addling
befuddling1841852befuddling
budding123712402budd_ing
buddying16274792buddying
bundling12219702bundling
coddling13258472coddling
curdling12228892curdling
daddling12258232daddling
diddling12228742diddling
fondling13189352fondling
foundling1435212foundling
fudging133310012fu_dging
fueling113615132fu_eling
fuelling123410152fuelling
fugling124212512fu_gling
fulling114019702fu_lling
fumbling16208162fumbling
funding124113662fund_ing
furling114016562fu_rling
hurdling13288012hurdling
meddling13257932meddling
middling13249342middling
mudding123310812mudd_ing
muddying16254542muddying
noddling11237262noddling
paddling13218642paddling
peddling13217972peddling
piddling13208952piddling
pudding124010802pudd_ing
puddlings14243792puddlings
raddling11229772raddling
reddling112911812reddling
riddling11249442riddling
saddling11239592saddling
toddling11187002toddling
waddling14237932waddling
widdling14228742widdling

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 Filter1786911210590.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121059443.67332959.2
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691444.12543319.0
 
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