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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 “cuddly” 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
cuddly1338841(None) 
cuddle104414531cuddle
cuddy125111971cudd_y
muddly13418601muddly
puddly13438131puddly
buddle104313082buddle
buddy124812632budd_y
caddy125414022cadd_y
coddle104713852coddle
coldly12459952coldly
cruddy1334192crudd_y
crudely1336272crudely
cuddie104011172cuddie
cuddled124110762cuddled
cuddler113810742cuddler
cuddles114014092cuddles
cully105520462cu_lly
curdle95514312curdle
curdy115916522curd_y
curly105321232cu_rly
curtly1149282curtly
cutely115312802cutely
diddly12389572diddly
duddy114911032dudd_y
fiddly14328482fiddly
fuddle113312102fuddle
fuddy135211152fudd_y
huddle113712992huddle
muddily1435962muddily
muddle103414632muddle
muddy123812232mudd_y
nudely10299032nudely
oddly1037162_oddly
piddly13319142piddly
puddle103914152puddle
ruddily1236302ruddily
ruddle83414202ruddle
ruddy104511752rudd_y
rudely10389972rudely
tiddly11308782tiddly
waddly14478722waddly

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.36034979.2
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691412.71965719.4
 
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