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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 “gurgle” 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.

47 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
gurgle8391247(None) 
burgle94815861burgle
gargle84215461gargle
guggle94110431guggle
gurge75419781gurg_e
gurgled10399121gurgled
gurgles94312871gurgles
gurglet94412031gurglet
argle65421562_argle
bugle84721942bu_gle
bungle97116112bungle
burble104617702burble
burgee97120592burgee
burgled115511422burgled
burgles105615962burgles
curdle95514312curdle
curule83614122curule
fugle94915542fu_gle
gaggle93412622gaggle
garble94118452garble
gargled104210672gargled
gargler93710262gargler
gargles94214892gargles
giggle94313512giggle
girdle82110462girdle
goggle94511572goggle
gorge76423892gorg_e
guggled11338562guggled
guggles103410542guggles
guglet84018222gu_glet
guile64521132gu_ile
gurged95513362gurged
gurges84716862gurges
gurglets10355542gurglets
guttle74111972guttle
guzzle15297912guzzle
hurdle103712792hurdle
hurtle93512942hurtle
juggle154310282juggle
jungle144012652jungle
pungle94413572pungle
purfle112511182purfle
purge85324602purg_e
purple102712682purple
surge65027692surg_e
turtle63213572turtle
urge54722422_urg_e

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551477.90610441.6
3Display Results47470.0331424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691478.31221498.0
 
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