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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 “fringy” 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.

48 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
fringy1330926(None) 
fringe104013951fringe
bring85528502bring_
brings94618432brings
briny104719662brin_y
clingy12659062clingy
cringe93515482cringe
dingy105721262_dingy
eringo739552eringo
faring105231282faring_
finny114716752f_inny
firing104021722firing_
firings114112332firings
fling97023512fling_
flings106715282flings
flinty126112492flinty
frenzy2135882frenzy
friary124010092friary
fridge11379252fridge
frig85424502fri_g_
frigs96019272fri_gs
frilly124111442frilly
fringed123611522fringed
fringes113514102fringes
frisky16406672frisky
frizzy20555832frizzy
froggy1434492froggy
frying134511402frying_
gringa838552gringa
gringo838642gringo
grungy11345972grungy
iring66025422iring_
lingy96925142_lingy
mingy115520182_mingy
orangy105111232orangy
rangy95320382_rangy
ridgy104110642_ridgy
rindy95717392_rindy
ring56541152_ring_
rings65029172_rings
springy13359662springy
stingy105213202stingy
stringy114111072stringy
swingy13489872swingy
wingy126521032_wingy
wring95920712wring_
wrings104012972wrings
zingy186516132_zingy

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 Limit82551482.57632046.2
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691482.93560882.8
 
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