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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 “wielding” 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.

32 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
wielding1328686(None) 
bielding12237471bielding
fielding13206861fielding
welding123213251w_elding
wilding123814291wi_lding
yielding13205031yielding
gelding103911792_gelding
gilding103813002gi_lding
hilding123713532hi_lding
melding113414272_melding
milding113615452mi_lding
shielding1434552shielding
wedding133411872w_edding
weeding123815212w_eeding
weirding1335592weirding
welling112920312w_elling
welting113615312w_elting
wending123816842w_ending
whelming17304922whelming
whelping17245332whelping
widdling14228742widdling
wieldier1234282wieldier
wildings13287932wi_ldings
wildling13248082wi_ldling
wiling103024292wi_l_ing
willing113821612wi_lling
willying15306712willying
wilting113515912wi_lting
winding123517912wi_nding
windling132212262windling
wingding1436452wingding
witling113215812witl_ing

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121059323.47034887.3
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691323.90645747.8
 
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