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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 “nickelled” 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.

39 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
nickelled165379(None) 
nickeled15115511nicke_led
nickered15117022nicke_red
nickled144010442nick__led
bickered17108003bicke_red
celled94420323__c_elled
dickered16117533dicke_red
dispelled13117573dispelled
excelled18125703exc_elled
hirselled1344693hirselled
impelled1336073_impelled
libelled11317213li_belled
micelle1178343mic_elle_
micelles1288833mic_elles
nacelle938153nac_elle_
nacelles1048393nac_elles
nicked135019683nick___ed
nickel123811343nicke_l__
nickelic1643273nicke_lic
nickeling1645393nickeling
nickelling1743643nickelling
nickelous1553413nickelous
nickels13338653nicke_l_s
nickle123814483nick__le_
nickles133713823nick__les
nicknamed1842153nicknamed
nielloed963863ni__elloed
nilled73919453ni___lled
pickeered1843463pickeered
picketed17167383picke_ted
pickled164011883pick__led
sickened1546783sicke_ned
sickled144713433sick__led
sicklied1546583sick_lied
snickered16115343snicke_red
snivelled1353993sni_velled
ticketed15146643ticke_ted
tickled144313133tick__led
tinselled1044423tinselled

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641396.65622331.9
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.09525185.5
 
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