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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 “rudest” 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.

62 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
rudest7401631(None) 
crudest104510331crudest
nudest74113831nudest
aridest8316142aridest
auldest839892auldest
crudes96218622crudes_
cutest85820142cutest
dudes75424372dudes_
eldest72912682eldest
funest94316862funest
gudes74520812gudes_
guest65225922gu_est
hugest10311762hugest
loudest839932loudest
ludes65728852ludes_
modest93818452modest
mutest84218052mutest
nudes64723292nudes_
nudist73813322nudist
oddest81710862oddest
oldest72114092oldest
proudest1138942proudest
prudent10310432prudent
prudes94215442prudes_
purest84021932purest
quest144121322qu_est
rarest65725482rarest
rawest93615062rawest
reddest9311952reddest
redes65139132redes_
reest54938092r_eest
renest64529712renest
rest46459842r__est
retest64028452retest
revest94623602revest
rident7520192rident
rides66140812rides_
rifest93114582rifest
ripest84317942ripest
rodent7519242rodent
rodes614039082rodes_
roundest9310472roundest
rubes74928412rubes_
rubiest92914422rubiest
ruddiest10278542ruddiest
rudds74811702rudds_
rude55632782rude__
rudely10389972rudely
ruder65320542rude_r
rudery10419032rudery
rudesby1341702rudesby
rues46044482ru_es_
rules55234252rules_
ruliest72816432ruliest
rummest11279832rummest
runes55530222runes_
ruses56136582ruses_
russet6319432russet
rust45544912ru__st
surest65026762surest
truest64816192tru_est
widest104517002widest

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 Limit82551622.28336159.0
3Display Results62620.0134769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691622.63967711.6
 
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