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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 “wiliness” 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.

41 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
wiliness113911(None) 
oiliness8311561oiliness
wildness1236201wildness
wiriness1138951wiriness
airiness8412212airiness
dailiness1038672dailiness
filminess1435982filminess
hilliness1248922hilliness
holiness112512502holiness
iciness938862_iciness
illness736472_illness
liminess10510642liminess
mildness1136522mildness
milkiness1536522milkiness
miriness10310462miriness
pipiness1238002pipiness
pixiness1736092pixiness
riminess10510092riminess
silkiness1337252silkiness
silliness9510362silliness
siziness1737422siziness
tidiness938792tidiness
tininess8310632tininess
ugliness936862ugliness
vileness1139982vileness
wariness11313212wariness
waviness1437722waviness
waxiness1836722waxiness
wellness1135792wellness
whininess1535122whininess
wideness12259472wideness
wifeliness1644482wifeliness
wiliest103416592wili_est
wilinesses131911092wilinesses
wimpiness1635292wimpiness
windiness1337372windiness
wiseness112010752wiseness
wispiness1435632wispiness
witness103010012wi_tness
wittiness12197222wittiness
wooliness12147692wooliness

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059413.46634927.6
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691413.87546113.8
 
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