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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwaded” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

18 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
waded10602475(None) 
faded105025241faded
haded105227621haded
jaded144417031jaded
laded74232611laded
wadded124014171wadded
wade85237061wade_
wader95325361wader
wades95634141wades
waged104822781waged
waked135626751waked
waled94330991waled
waned95831781waned
warded115021041warded
wared96339871wared
waved125223581waved
waxed166018481waxed
woaded115211601woaded

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit28756180.48359536.2
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691180.563317390.8