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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 “pencilled” 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.

69 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
pencilled144564(None) 
penciled1337821penci_led
penciller1344951penciller
penciler1237112penci_ler
pencillers1443822pencillers
perilled11410102pe_rilled
stencilled1342802stencilled
anvilled1236483_anvilled
cancelled1456743cancelled
dentiled1039743denti_led
devilled1336743de_villed
encircled1443333_encircled
engilded1143983_engilded
enisled82510223_en_isled
enrolled967963_enrolled
ensiled82611433_ensi_led
entitled967503_entitled
excelled18125693_excelled
fencible1545603fencible_
fencibles1644093fencibles
kennelled1443503kennelled
nilled73919453__n_illed
panelled1138963pan_elled
panicled13106783pan_icled
pantiled113111593panti_led
parcelled1445773parcelled
pedalled1246923pe_dalled
pedicled1436463pe_dicled
penalised12108823penalised
penalized211210233penalized
pencil103712973penci_l__
pencilers1345643pencilers
penciling1437413penciling
pencilling1545473pencilling
pencils113011773penci_l_s
penicillia1452833penicillia
penicillin1453503penicillin
penile82219603pen_i_le_
pensile92713543pensi_le_
pensioned1246653pensioned
periled10316313pe_ri_led
petalled1138693pe_talled
petioled1137993pe_tioled
pilled94222753p___illed
pinballed1444033pinballed
prebilled1445063prebilled
prechilled1843893prechilled
predrilled1443453predrilled
prefilled1535513prefilled
prilled104712993p__rilled
principled1742593principled
rebilled11318053re_billed
recalled11310803re_called
redrilled1145353redrilled
refilled12278673re_filled
renailed92512803renai_led
spancelled1543003spancelled
stenciled1243963stenci_led
stenciller1252983stenciller
tenaille846813tenaille_
tenailles946323tenailles
tendrilled1242963tendrilled
unbilled1188693_unbilled
uncalled11810923_uncalled
unchilled1545563_unchilled
unfilled1298383_unfilled
unmilled1197853_unmilled
untilled9710563_untilled
unwilled1277823_unwilled

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641698.17318186.8
3Display Results69690.0332090.9
 (SQL Overall)178691698.37621333.7
 
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