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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 “bilge” 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.

92 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
bilge8761891(None) 
bile66147181bil_e
bilged105513181bilged
bilges94915631bilges
bilgy114713711bilgy
binge85125511binge
bulge86419871bulge
badge94819692badge
bailee84526012bailee
bailie83818362bailie
bale66353842bal_e
barge85631022barge
beige81515382beige
belga8313232belga
belie75630382belie
belle75827832belle
bible95119422bible
bice86235562bi_ce
bide76041482bi_de
big67345722bi_g_
bigger104315062bigger
biggie103810932biggie
biggy124413132biggy
bigly114814752bigly
bigs76235022bi_gs
bike106532602bi_ke
bikie113915882bikie
bilbo95513612bilbo
bilby124912352bilby
biles75542142biles
bilgier10358532bilgier
bilk105824422bil_k
bilked134012942bilked
bilker124913442bilker
bilks115117892bilks
bill67239942bil_l
billed94224902billed
biller84923482biller
billet86029722billet
billie85019172billie
bills75632862bills
billy105525362billy
bine66650862bi_ne
binged105920822binged
binger94923452binger
binges93923122binges
bingo86020092bingo
biog76122322biog_
biogen9310252biogen
biogs85016112biogs
biome94916992biome
birle75023632birle
birse74517402birse
bise66437102bi_se
bite66547002bi_te
bize155926292bi_ze
blae66134642b_lae
blite76225352blite
blue65328462b_lue
bogle85821682bogle
bole66448692bol_e
bridge103711882bridge
budge94619882budge
bugle84721942bugle
bulged105117122bulged
bulger94917352bulger
bulges95919322bulges
bulgy115214102bulgy
dinge75627302dinge
dirge75117072dirge
fidge104516062fidge
file75446642fil_e
fille84327402fille
hinge95323452hinge
liege65314432liege
midge95016552midge
milage93414122milage
mile66352572mil_e
mille75029132mille
oblige937652oblige
pile65649692pil_e
ridge75018672ridge
rile45650532ril_e
rille55728732rille
siege66718442siege
silage72715302silage
singe65731132singe
tilde65017342tilde
tile45451442til_e
tinge64626622tinge
vile76139802vil_e
wile75944372wil_e

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800921.50035866.7
3Display Results92920.0332787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691921.82997698.7
 
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