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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 “fearfully” 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.

32 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
fearfully184389(None) 
tearfully1544141tearfully
fearful1345592fearfu_l_
fearfuller1651802fearfuller
wearifully1953092wearifully
artfully1445403__artfully
awfully1644003__awfully
carefully1745083_carefully
cheerfully2192703cheerfully
dreadfully1852793dreadfully
dreamfully1952713dreamfully
earful958963_earfu_l_
earfuls1036863_earfu_ls
easefully1544723_easefully
farfalle1445063f_arfalle
fatefully1844753fatefully
fearfullest1752853fearfullest
fitfully1744993f_itfully
flavorfully2351123flavorfully
fretfully1844303fretfully
harmfully2043333_harmfully
heedfully1943153heedfully
helpfully2052703helpfully
lawfully1743503_lawfully
manfully1645653_manfully
needfully1642983needfully
peacefully2053723peacefully
playfully2043213playfully
regardfully1951713regardfully
restfully1545553restfully
tearful1046033tearfu_l_
zestfully2443913zestfully

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 Filter1786911486410.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit148641326.39023261.5
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.20224811.3
 
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