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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 “spangles” 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.

34 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
spangles113889(None) 
spangle1038401spangle_
spangled1236151spangled
angles74426702__angles
bangles103617412_bangles
bespangles1542132bespangles
dangles93618422_dangles
espanoles1143942espanoles
jangles154015682_jangles
mangles104021462_mangles
pungles104013712_pungles
shingles123111112shingles
singles83520432s_ingles
spackles16319952spackles
spales84728102spa__les
spancels1245272spancels
spanglier1244192spanglier
spangliest1345152spangliest
spangly1336472spangl_y
spaniels1045962spaniels
spanless10247362span_less
spansules1143612spansules
sparges104016342sparg_es
sparkles143210492sparkles
spatzles1935302spatzles
spindles112710352spindles
spinules10249332spinules
sponges10311042spong_es
strangles103011552strangles
swingles12319542swingles
tangles83920042_tangles
twangles1245742twangles
wangles113416932_wangles
wrangles1237462wrangles

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059343.73332429.4
3Display Results34340.0331030.3
 (SQL Overall)178691344.14243141.2
 
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