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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 “illest” 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.

57 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
illest6361572(None) 
idlest74014861idlest
ablest84721832ablest
billet86029722bille_t
billets94516152billets
blest76431722_blest
bluest84016482bluest
chillest13259592chillest
dullest8312632dullest
eldest72912682eldest
evillest1146352evillest
fellest10313752fellest
filles94224522filles_
fillet95027082fille_t
fillets103414752fillets
fliest94718432fliest
fullest10313342fullest
halest94823272halest
hilliest113914112hilliest
iciest82914742iciest
idles66720122idles_
iller54821292ille_r
illness736472illness
ills47030422ill_s_
incest82918742incest
infest93315432infest
ingest73119002ingest
inlet53732402inle_t
inlets63915572inlets
invest93014842invest
isles54220562isles_
islet54527552isle_t
islets64513082islets
lest46956322__lest
likest104914382likest
livest95315732livest
mildest102812062mildest
milles84526562milles_
millet84030742mille_t
millets94216842millets
molest85022742molest
oiliest72817682oiliest
oldest72114092oldest
palest83926222palest
rilles64725502rilles_
rillet64828852rille_t
rillets74216152rillets
silliest84017102silliest
sliest66621962sliest
slyest93811362slyest
stillest8311072stillest
tallest7317092tallest
vilest9416842vilest
wildest113311272wildest
wiliest103416592wiliest
willet95124832wille_t
willets104414322willets

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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551572.18637763.5
3Display Results57570.0163562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691572.52870684.7
 
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