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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fornailfold” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

19 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
nailfold124230(None) 
nailfolds1341841nailfolds
bifold1237223_bi_fold
billfold1443153billfold
fanfold1485373fa_nfold
gatefold1343543gatefold
infold10128163__infold
manifold1484943manifold
manyfold1792743manyfold
nailed74021493nail__ed
nailhead1243983nailhead
ninefold1243243ninefold
pailful1236103pailful_
pailfuls1343843pailfuls
pinfold1336233_pinfold
railroad943803railroad
sixfold1842723_sixfold
trifold1136243tri_fold
wailful1344953wailful_

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162196.68621860.9
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691196.85926052.0