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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 “killdeer” 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
killdeer136294(None) 
killdee1266221killdee_
killdeers1462451killdeers
killdees1373961killdees
killer104917952kill__er
balladeer1243023balladeer
biller84923483bill__er
billeter1037563billeter
fielder11217413field_er
filler94623623fill__er
gilder84415533gi_ld_er
giller74519733gill__er
hiller94421633hill__er
hillier103413963hill_ier
iller54821293_ill__er
kidder123811103ki__dder
killed113918773kill__ed
killers114215583kill_ers
killie104114893kill_ie_
killies113318113kill_ies
kiloliter1344013kiloliter
kilometer1576933kilometer
kilter103714343ki_l_ter
kinder113716843ki_nd_er
kindler12309983ki_ndler
kindlier1345763kindlier
milder93818453mi_ld_er
miller84625413mill__er
millier93716703mill_ier
milliner102811863milliner
pillager11278553pillager
siller64026063sill__er
sillier74017593sill_ier
tiller64222543till__er
villager12267513villager
welldoer1243473welldoer
wielder11197673wield_er
wieldier1234283wieldier
wilder103616473wi_ld_er
willer94021063will__er
willower14127453willower
yielder11175113yield_er

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162426.17023689.1
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.60927037.5
 
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