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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 “chapels” 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.

38 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
chapels1442915(None) 
chapel134911371chapel_
chapes135421871chape_s
camels105217082c_amels
capers105428142c_apers
capes95441922c_ape_s
carpels115315462carpels
chafers154512742chafers
chafes145017912chafe_s
chalehs15268802chalehs
chalets122813472chalets
champers173311622champers
chancels15439082chancels
channels13388492channels
chape125221142chape__
chapeau1435522chapeau
chapeaus1544992chapeaus
chaplet14512252chaplet
chaplets1556882chaplets
chaps125326062chap__s
chapters154012132chapters
chares115631802chare_s
charnels13328172charnels
chasers123714922chasers
chases115128232chase_s
chattels13286792chattels
chawers154412052chawers
cheapens15305942cheapens
chiels115115932ch_iels
chisels12219102chisels
compels133210882compels
crapes104727692crape_s
cupels10310202c_upels
hazels185710082_hazels
lapels83712042_lapels
shapely1536892shapely
shapers124016892shapers
shapes115124942shape_s

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671383.45331181.9
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.82946667.8
 
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