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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 “helluva” 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.

42 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
helluva135353(None) 
alluvia1045193_alluvia
beluga936233be_luga
cella75420313cell__a
cellular1045163cellular
cellule936523cellule
colluvia1343893colluvia
eluvia936133_e_luvia
fella84918653fell__a
halloa94918123hall_oa
hallucal1343483hallucal
hallux1637363hallu_x
halva115414433h_al_va
helium112311253heliu_m
heliums12188303heliums
hell75637893hell___
hellbox1944983hellbox
hellcat12410173hellcat
helled104024703hell_ed
heller93322513hell_er
helleri10389973helleri
hellers103619833hellers
hellery13329213hellery
helling114623223helling
hellion10311133hellion
hellish13310723hellish
hello86522983hell__o
helloed113512423helloed
helloes103717463helloes
hellos95321683hell_os
hells85032043hell__s
helve115018093he_l_ve
hilloa94713033hill_oa
holla84918493holl__a
holloa94914823holl_oa
hulloa95011183hull_oa
illuvia1044273_illuvia
jellaba1643883jellaba
selva83014273se_l_va
vellum1136773vellu_m
vellums1235293vellums
zelkova2341583zelkova

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027426.58020368.8
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691426.99925530.9
 
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