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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 “kluge” 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.

59 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
kluge10491046(None) 
kludge12407771kludge
kluged12427231kluged
kluges11389571kluges
luge55531641_luge
bludge104210972bludge
blue65328462blu_e
blume95619892blume
blunge94311482blunge
bulge86419872bulge
clue65324532clu_e
deluge8189402deluge
elude64517622elude
elute54822572elute
flue75329852flu_e
fluke125016892fluke
flume106021172flume
flute86823752flute
gauge76117902gauge
glue55628492glu_e
glug66118012glug_
glugs75214282glugs
glume85120462glume
glute66020902glute
gouge78220062gouge
huge86321652_huge
kedge115513732kedge
kludged14366552kludged
kludges13397702kludges
kludgey16384652kludgey
kludgy15294222kludgy
klutz1868852klutz
kue76631862k_u_e
kugel1068572k_ugel
kune85424572k_une
loge56837192_loge
lube64731562_lube
luce65132572_luce
lude55331642_lude
lug46138062_lug_
luged74019092_luged
luger65322082_luger
luges65928752_luges
lugs55233522_lugs
lune47140492_lune
lunge65323802_lunge
lure45142462_lure
lute46341012_lute
luxe115222692_luxe
plage84520402plage
plug74915992plug_
plugs85213492plugs
plume94819462plume
plunge93811052plunge
rouge65423442rouge
sludge84811942sludge
slue45332192slu_e
slug55124642slug_
slugs64618562slugs

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800591.48336277.8
3Display Results59590.0163687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691591.81298615.3
 
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