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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 “hurtling” 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.

38 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
hurtling1231831(None) 
hurdling13288011hurdling
hurling113616411hur_ling
hurting113914031hurt_ing
hustling12228791hustling
turtling9238831turtling
burbling13249422burbling
burgling12239302burgling
burling104421132bur_ling
bustling112110062bustling
butling103516812bu_tling
chortling1535562chortling
curdling12228892curdling
curling104320182cur_ling
cuttling1138202cuttling
dartling1039562dartling
furling114016562fur_ling
gurgling11267322gurgling
guttling1037292guttling
hireling121210992hireling
hirpling1467222hirpling
hirsling1277542hirsling
huddling14227292huddling
hulling113619012hu_lling
humbling16208672humbling
hunting114317122hunt_ing
hurlings12388212hur_lings
hurrying15145532hurrying
hutting113016032hu_tting
justling16207252justling
nurling84215822nur_ling
nursling997602nursling
purfling1467762purfling
purling103620292pur_ling
purpling1368542purpling
rustling9249982rustling
shuttling1334292shuttling
turtlings10184872turtlings

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059383.29636729.1
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.70248268.8
 
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