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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 “signa” 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.

57 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
signa6611470(None) 
sigla64515201sigla
sigma84513831sigma
sign55523051sign_
signal73711481signal
signs65516321signs
giga66720942gig_a
kina85632002ki_na
liana53915892liana
ligan67920282ligan
lignan75510322lignan
linga66820822linga
mina65136922mi_na
pina65842632pi_na
pinna75320182pinna
regna64614812regna
saga55331172sag_a
saiga64717932saig_a
sanga66023792sanga
sauna54117552sauna
scena74815782scena
segni63712482segni
segno64814742segno
senna54617982senna
sienna647192sienna
sigh85625892sig_h
sighs95416742sighs
sight94629292sight
sigil63515502sigil
sigmas94111362sigmas
signage937772signage
signals8359162signals
signed83413752signed
signee73617232signee
signer74015632signer
signet73621152signet
signor73510352signor
signora8348502signora
sika86021322si_ka
silva82714022silva
sima64730782si_ma
sin36265892si_n_
sine46560622si_ne
sing57544172si_ng
singe65731132singe
sings65532702sings
sinh76238042si_nh
sink86640142si_nk
sins46755272si_ns
sirra54416322sirra
soigne74310032soigne
stigma9226762stigma
sunna55016062sunna
viga85622962vig_a
vigia94813272vigia
vina76331802vi_na
wigan95114392wigan

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.300595636.7
2DLD Change Limit53800571.48336277.8
3Display Results57570.0163562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691571.79999328.0
 
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