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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 “flecky” 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.

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
flecky1838765(None) 
fleck148213591fleck_
flecks154310801flecks
flocky18468421flocky
blocky17388352blocky
drecky16486332drecky
feck134923432f_eck_
feckly18335962f_eckly
fecks145417852f_ecks
flack144519412flack_
flacks154114532flacks
flaky155715582fl_aky
fleche14299302fleche
flecked17358072flecked
fledgy14414912fledgy
fleecy14266482fleecy
fleshy15406282fleshy
fleury12417352fleury
fley106626852fle__y
flick145017212flick_
flicks154512992flicks
flock144717422flock_
flocks154713532flocks
fluky154512292fl_uky
flunky16408092flunky
freaky16439232freaky
freckly19124592freckly
leaky125217722_leaky
lucky145515012_lucky
pecky165515092_pecky
plucky17406582plucky
sleeky13398962sleeky

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 Limit82551322.12338884.1
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691322.46672461.9
 
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