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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 “tribal” 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.

36 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
tribal861113(None) 
trial54926351tri_al
tribals9610751tribals
trinal6516961trinal
atrial65418942atri_al
bridal9511452bridal
pibal95217322_pibal
primal104014622primal
rial45938092_ri_al
ribald9209292_ribald
rival85216502_rival
riyal84413432_riyal
scribal1137962scribal
tibial849842t_ibial
tical76021492t_ical
tidal64516442t_idal
timbal102510752timbal
tombal102311022tombal
triable92515392triable
triac74116372tri_ac
triad65217722tri_ad
trials64319882tri_als
tribade1037292tribade
tribally1347322tribally
tribe74420272trib_e
tribes85119022tribes
tribunal10104672tribunal
trill55122932tri_ll
trilobal1044372trilobal
triol55521362tri_ol
trivial1038712trivial
tubal75517202t_ubal
twibil1133562twibil
tymbal13236822tymbal
urial54823022uri_al
urinal6614122urinal

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551362.45333653.1
3Display Results36360.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691362.79663909.5
 
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