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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 “oldish” 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.

35 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
oldish1016931(None) 
coldish1399301coldish
oddish11107651oddish
baldish1339502baldish
bluish1159242bluish
coltish121310932coltish
dish86328332__dish
dollish11610092dollish
doltish11118732doltish
dudish1148312dudish
elfish1267962elfish
elvish1277562elvish
fluish1239332fluish
folkish1736562folkish
goldfish1644202goldfish
goodish1237962goodish
jadish17319902jadish
loudish1137982loudish
lowish12310532lowish
modish123813542modish
oafish121311722oafish
odist6421912o_dist
offish15137272offish
ogrish1039262ogrish
oldest72114092oldest
oldie6415472oldi_e
oldies7314422oldies
olds55926572old_s_
owlish1238702owlish
polish114916722pol_ish
radish103516912radish
toadish1139062toadish
widish13419362widish
wildish1446852wildish
wolfish1636932wolfish

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551352.50033020.4
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691352.85662566.9
 
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