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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 “flexible” 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.

41 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
flexible204314(None) 
flexibly2342731flexibly
flexile1735071flexi_le
inflexible2253292inflexible
legible1035832_legible
alexine142410543alexi_ne
alible8311973al__ible
credible1346023credible
edible969353__edible
elidible1164573elidible
eligible11114693eligible
exile126117653__exi_le
fallible1355363fallible
feasible1376093feasible
feeble1138253f_e_eble
feedable1437673feedable
fellable13179133fellable
fencible1545603fencible
fileable13179223file_able
fixable19218193f_ixable
fleabite1354163fleabite
flexing18358993flexi_ng
flexion1735073flexi_on
flexions1844413flexions
flexitime2151773flexitime
flextime2042813flextime
flexuose1841863flexuose
flexure1743413flex_ure
flyable15307123fl_yable
foible11410383f__oible
forcible1545143forcible
fungible1444173fungible
fusible1237023f_usible
illegible1243783illegible
inedible1147473inedible
inflexibly2552993inflexibly
legibly1344623_legibly
leviable1337513_leviable
mixible18195093_mixible
ulexite1445723ulexi_te
unedible1146413unedible

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162416.86021306.4
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.27924548.8
 
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