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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 “fielder” 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
fielder1121741(None) 
fielded12206811fielded
fielders12156771fielders
wielder11197671wielder
yielder11175111yielder
bielded11226712bielded
elder64020022__elder
feeder103513842f_eeder
feeler93215172feel_er
feller94419552f_eller
fender103718722f_ender
fiddler12309952fiddler
field95015322field__
fields104211042field_s
fiercer12356952fiercer
fierier103511192fierier
filer85433002fi_l_er
filler94623622fi_ller
filmer114112402fi_lmer
filter94517632fi_lter
finder104020232fi_nder
folder104317542f_older
fueler94313932fuel_er
fueller10279962fueller
gelder84613712_gelder
gilder84415532gi_lder
infielder1343172infielder
lieder74912322lie_der
melder93915812_melder
milder93818452mi_lder
shielder1235182shielder
welder102914412_welder
wielded12216682wielded
wielders12196612wielders
wieldier1234282wieldier
wilder103616472wi_lder
yielded12184712yielded
yielders12164742yielders

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671383.18633795.0
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.57849941.6
 
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