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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 “freeload” 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.

40 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
freeload124473(None) 
freeloads1343901freeloads
freeboard1545252freeboard
freehold1554682freehold
freeloaded1542602freeloaded
freeloader1452612freeloader
preload1049812pr_eload
reload7413892_r_eload
armload1044293ar_mload
caseload1145623caseload
creeled104012013creel_ed
fireflood1642743fireflood
freeboards1644473freeboards
freeboot1345933freeboot
freeborn1344803freeborn
freed95223543free___d
freedman1444143freedman
freedom1345863freedo_m
freedoms1445433freedoms
freeform1644703freeform
freehand1574993freehand
freeholds1643743freeholds
freeloaders1562183freeloaders
freeloading1642853freeloading
freely12310963freel__y
freeman1237343free_man
freesia1046323freesia_
freesias1146333freesias
freeway1635603free_way
frescoed1436053frescoed
fretboard1543983fretboard
overload12119283overload
preloads1157513pr_eloads
reclad9311873_recl_ad
reeled74725533_reel_ed
refloat10310833_refloat
reflood1136363_reflood
reloads8911313_r_eloads
reloan6415693_r_eloan
replead10399013_replead

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162407.81318707.5
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691408.26221628.1
 
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