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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 “grudge” 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
grudge938858(None) 
drudge9317901drudge
grudged11317161grudged
grudger10368311grudger
grudges10349421grudges
grunge8359581grunge
trudge8318731trudge
begrudge1362342begrudge
bludge104210972bludge
bridge103711882bridge
budge94619882_budge
crude86018572crud_e
dredge9308562dredge
drudged11277612drudged
drudger10328322drudger
drudges10308872drudges
fridge11379252fridge
fudge105315532_fudge
gauge76117902gau_ge
gouge78220062gou_ge
grade75126092grad_e
grange83716202grange
greige847202greige
gride75223582grid_e
grudgers11266752grudgers
grue55825712gru__e
grume86218162gru_me
grunger9389782grunger
grunges93310402grunges
grungy11345972grungy
gude65423332g_ud_e
gurge75419782g_urge
judge144714162_judge
kludge12407772kludge
nudge74616432_nudge
prude84615972prud_e
ridge75018672_ridge
rude55632782_rud_e
sludge84811942sludge
smudge10387912smudge
trudged10298042trudged
trudgen9357052trudgen
trudger9338732trudger
trudges9339992trudges

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551442.26636430.3
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691442.62568072.8
 
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