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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 “slavishly” 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.

32 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
slavishly184324(None) 
lavishly1744411_lavishly
elvishly1743312el_vishly
knavishly2242312knavishly
slavish1338232slavish__
apishly1535663__apishly
beamishly1973343beamishly
bearishly1774293bearishly
clannishly1852143clannishly
elfishly1743503el_fishly
garishly1545693_garishly
goatishly1643383goatishly
jadishly2243653_jadishly
laithly1335653_la_ithly
lavish124112983_lavish__
lavished1555133_lavished
lavisher1445083_lavisher
lavishes1457403_lavishes
oafishly1754093_oafishly
peevishly2042873peevishly
rakishly1844293_rakishly
savingly1537313s_avingly
selfishly1843633selfishly
sickishly2143263sickishly
sluggishly1851643sluggishly
sluttishly1651883sluttishly
snappishly2052193snappishly
sottishly1543763sottishly
squarishly2542703squarishly
stylishly1843513stylishly
swinishly1843383swinishly
weakishly2243043weakishly

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 Filter1786911486410.876203985.2
2DLD Change Limit148641328.03018510.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691328.92220028.1
 
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