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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 “sprinkler” 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.

92 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
sprinkler154357(None) 
sprinkle1434891sprinkle_
sprinkled1633711sprinkled
sprinklers1642971sprinklers
sprinkles1534921sprinkles
prinker133412742_prink_er
shrinker15236362shrink_er
spindler11297982sp_indler
springer113311752sprin_ger
springier1236022springier
springlet1257522springlet
sprinklered1851262sprinklered
sprinter103810812sprin_ter
besprinkle1851263besprinkle_
besprinkled2051053besprinkled
besprinkles1951103besprinkles
crinkle13359413_crinkle_
crinkled15357153_crinkled
crinkles14269163_crinkles
crinklier1543843_crinklier
drinker12349483_drink_er
pinker125322443_p_ink_er
plinker134010963_plink_er
pricker154013413_prick_er
prickier16368143_prickier
prickle153611013_prickle_
prickled17358073_prickled
prickles162511093_prickles
pricklier17245063_pricklier
prinked143412163_prink_ed
prinkers143010383_prink_ers
printer93917303_prin_ter
scribbler15164223scribbler
shingler12268633s_hingler
shrieker15265653shriek_er
shriekier1652963shriekier
shriller1136823shri_ller
shrinkers16205383shrink_ers
sinker103620903s__ink_er
skinker10319443s_kink_er
slinkier12206933s_linkier
spanker133612353sp_ank_er
sparkler14317983sp_arkler
sphincter1642233sphincter
spieler93111233sp_i_eler
spiker124315663sp_i_k_er
spikier13369983sp_i_kier
spiller92914333sp_i_ller
spindle103210093sp_indle_
spindled12287643sp_indled
spindlers12286453sp_indlers
spindles112710353sp_indles
spindlier1253873sp_indlier
spinier93715163sp_in_ier
spinner93912263sp_in_ner
spinster1036683sp_inster
spinule9299993sp_inule_
spinules10249333sp_inules
splinter10329703splin_ter
spoiler93310683spoi__ler
sprawler1334653spr_awler
sprier84119063spri___er
sprigger12366503spri_gger
spriggier1343843spriggier
springe103913983sprin_ge_
springed123911323sprin_ged
springers12309983sprin_gers
springes114014033sprin_ges
springlets1344023springlets
sprinklering1951083sprinklering
sprinkling1743823sprinkling
sprinted113411163sprin_ted
sprinters11329363sprin_ters
spritzer1944563spri_tzer
spunkier14235823sp_unkier
stickler14259573s_tickler
stinker113313313s_tink_er
stinkier12278543s_tinkier
strangler10369473strangler
strickle1467793strickle_
strickled1665833strickled
strickles1567813strickles
striker113714173stri_k_er
stringer93812943strin_ger
stringier1036713stringier
swindler12257723s_windler
tinkler113610543__tinkler
twinkler1564073_twinkler
wrinkle14296923_wrinkle_
wrinkled16275353_wrinkled
wrinkles15296693_wrinkles
wrinklier1643013_wrinklier

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641927.56319653.7
3Display Results92920.0303066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691928.02922255.7
 
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