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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 “stickweeds” 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.

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
stickweeds208244(None) 
stickseeds1772381stickseeds
stickweed1983381stickweed_
stinkweeds1881931stinkweeds
chickweeds2542122chickweeds
silkweeds1742602s_ilkweeds
stickseed1683482stickseed_
stinkweed1762482stinkweed_
tickseeds1673222_tickseeds
chickweed2443163chickweed_
duckweeds2042403_duckweeds
milkweeds1942783_milkweeds
richweeds18132813_richweeds
rockweeds1942833_rockweeds
sickbeds17254213s_ick_beds
sickees134514213s_ick_ee_s
silkweed1643223s_ilkweed_
skunkweeds1761123skunkweeds
sticked144114633stick__ed_
stickers142913033stick__ers
stickies142211973stick_ie_s
stickiness1635903stickiness
stickled15298973stick_led_
sticklers15227393stick_lers
stickles142512103stick_le_s
stickworks18113333stickworks
stinkwoods1852743stinkwoods
tickseed1584513_tickseed_
witchweeds2251913witchweeds

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603296.72020923.1
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.12625075.9
 
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