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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 “gainly” 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.

43 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
gainly104932(None) 
gaily95020971gai_ly
mainly11411491mainly
vainly1258501vainly
bairnly1234502bairnly
daily95922332dai_ly
dainty105311472dainty
faintly1337082faintly
fairly125610012fairly
gadfly1434662gadfly
gaiety10119372gaiety
gain56042162gain__
gained84617462gained
gainer74117492gainer
gains65729512gain_s
gainsay1144042gainsay
gainst74914702gainst
gally95026172ga_lly
gamely124711912gamely
gamily123712182gamily
gangly113911592gangly
gapingly1536182gapingly
gauntly1135332gauntly
gayly124513092ga_yly
gilly94321632g_illy
ginny95314572g_inny
girly94415292g_irly
glibly1236292glibly
glinty106910692glinty
grainy103914212grain_y
grimly12459932grimly
grisly104310582grisly
inly75622212__inly
manly105022952ma_nly
painty114714752painty
plainly1236472plainly
rainily10310432rainily
rainy85921082rain_y
saintly1039342saintly
thinly1238672thinly
ungainly1244422ungainly
wanly115118022wa_nly
zanily18310182zanily

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551432.75030018.5
3Display Results43430.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691433.14056908.0
 
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