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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 “sleepy” 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.

44 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
sleepy1147941(None) 
seepy104717971s_eepy
sleeky13398961sleeky
sleep74920181sleep_
sleeps83913321sleeps
sleety94112651sleety
sweepy14447451sweepy
asleep847282asleep_
bleep95013452bleep_
bleeps10499102bleeps
creepy13418802creepy
fleecy14266482fleecy
gleety10479192gleety
leery85919132_leery
seedy94821532s_eedy
seely84522632s_eely
seep66540342s_eep_
seeps74828752s_eeps
sheeny124912192sheeny
sheep105321522sheep_
sleazy18267392sleazy
sleek94619042slee_k
sleekly14325182sleekly
sleeks104512462sleeks
sleeper93211562sleeper
sleepily1344822sleepily
sleet55639132slee_t
sleets64318872sleets
sleeve93411592sleeve
slept75728102sl_ept
slippy1375842slippy
sloppy1395302sloppy
sneery93610412sneery
sneezy18345272sneezy
speedy1218410782speedy
spleeny1234552spleeny
steely93612572steely
steep76020702steep_
steeply1236292steeply
steeps85215192steeps
sweeny12358842sweeny
sweep104715722sweep_
sweeps114110512sweeps
weepy134212592_weepy

Search took 8 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 Filter178691825510.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit82551447.11011610.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691447.24924650.4
 
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