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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 “divans” 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.

43 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
divans10461239(None) 
divan96114841divan_
divas95418581diva_s
diwans105110371diwans
avians93711562avians
damans94715982damans
dans56748152d__ans
davens104612912davens
deans66131392d_eans
dedans85915072dedans
devas96218882deva_s
devons104512252devons
dewans105215142dewans
dials64925342di_als
dinars75417562dinars
dins56652042di__ns
dioxans1555312dioxans
dirams94413702dirams
ditas65923672dita_s
diva85920882diva__
divers105024962divers
dives95832402div_es
divine103514462divine
divines113514722divines
diving113717952diving
divots104712202divots
diwan95712552diwan_
dizens164911392dizens
dovens104413902dovens
givens10379732givens
kivas124614732kiva_s
ligans76817732ligans
limans84816302limans
livens94314892livens
pavans115715592pavans
pians75126962pi_ans
rivals94213182rivals
silvans10308332silvans
titans63414912titans
vans76236732__vans
vivas114815022viva_s
wigans104511702wigans
witans93412932witans

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 Filter178691825510.200893455.0
2DLD Change Limit82551432.40634310.5
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691432.62268150.6
 
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