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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 “silent” 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.

46 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
silent6412584(None) 
sileni63312141sileni
silents73514491silents
sklent103614351sklent
splent84720191splent
ailment9314232ailment
blent76230952_blent
client8316342client
diluent8310262diluent
filet85540162file_t
islet54527552isle_t
lent46360532__lent
relent64431852relent
rident7520192rident
salient7419762salient
scent75831622s_cent
select82621172select
sent46963012s__ent
shent85933502s_hent
signet73621152signet
silane62718052silane
silence9310212silence
silenter838872silenter
silently1147482silently
silenus7369692silenus
silex123417412sile_x
silken104410852silken_
silt46558192sil__t
siren54525822siren_
sirens65318152sirens
sklents11348162sklents
slant55238702s_lant
sleet55639132s_leet
slept75728102s_lept
sliest66621952sliest
solvent10310832solvent
spent75532832s_pent
splents93912132splents
splint85223282splint
sprent84522382sprent
stent55634512s_tent
talent6323322talent
unsilent849602unsilent
vilest9416842vilest
violent102110812violent
wisent93516342wisent

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 Filter178691825510.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit82551462.48633206.4
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691462.60568595.4
 
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