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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 “dayspring” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
dayspring164261(None) 
daysprings1741571daysprings
aspiring1138873_a_spiring
assuring937773_assuring
bedspring1544313bedspring
dackering1737383dackering
daggering13246113daggering
daikering1536103daikering
damping133414003da_mp_ing
dandering122511063dandering
dangering12239303dangering
dapping133714793da__pping
dappling1436843da_ppling
daring84928683da___ring
dashing125917893da_s_hing
desiring10312143d_esiring
drawstring1542063drawstring
gasping113714363ga_sp_ing
hairspring1643303hairspring
hamstring1546003hamstring
handspring1743863handspring
hasping134414903ha_sp_ing
headspring17133243headspring
layering122310353lay_ering
mainspring1553793mainspring
naysaying1642983naysaying
offspring1842123offspring
outspring1238903outspring
rasping104316253ra_sp_ing
respring111614063_respring
spring94526013___spring
upspring1335703_upspring
wayfaring1942513wayfaring

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641336.61022487.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.04625360.6
 
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