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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 “plaided” 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.

47 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
plaided1140964(None) 
plained103812231plained
plaited103713891plaited
aided75828932__aided
bladed104717762bla_ded
braided114013212braided
cladded12356922cladded
claimed12298832claimed
elided84814672el_ided
flailed1137302flailed
gladded11357452gladded
glaired9387742glaired
glaived12375972glaived
glided94513902gl_ided
laded74232612_la_ded
laired75216812_laired
landed84619242_landed
larded84319092_larded
lauded83812152_lauded
loided83414022_loided
padded114113502p_added
paiked135113432p_aiked
pained95622852p_ained
paired95017522p_aired
placed114318002pla_ced
plagued11307472plagued
plaice10311552plaice_
plaices11411142plaices
plaid85118302plai__d
plaids94312442plaid_s
plainer93811982plainer
plaiter93615392plaiter
planed94420912pla_ned
planked143512282planked
planned103810152planned
planted103516122planted
plashed133712642plashed
plated95225772pla_ted
platted103614262platted
played124815032pla_yed
pleaded113511262pleaded
plied85118592pl_i_ed
plodded1265562plodded
praised104214812praised
prided103618032p_rided
raided85017702_raided
unaided92414602unaided

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 Filter1786911076710.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit107671477.06315244.4
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691477.85922737.1
 
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