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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 “sleazy” 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.

29 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
sleazy1826739(None) 
sleaze152611861sleaze
sleazo15257521sleazo
bleary115112552bleary
glazy187410982gl_azy
gleamy12398112gleamy
lazy166423072_l_azy
leady95618602_leady
leafy116316212_leafy
leaky125217722_leaky
leary85927382_leary
leavy115715772_leavy
lezzy16608082_lezzy
queazy2743572queazy
seamy105921272s_eamy
slaty86523152sl_aty
slay76436382sl_a_y
sleave94714152sleave
sleazes162810332sleazes
sleazily2044102sleazily
sleeky13398962sleeky
sleepy11479412sleepy
sleety94112652sleety
smeary114110802smeary
sneaky13427842sneaky
sneezy18345272sneezy
steady103510202steady
steamy115112372steamy
sweaty123710052sweaty

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551292.97027794.9
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691293.34353452.3
 
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