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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 “kneel” 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.

51 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
kneel9501203(None) 
keel85729471k_eel
knee85323601knee_
kneed104612051kneed
kneels10408931kneels
knees95114871knees
knell94210921knell
anele55628832anele
angel65019562angel
creel75121482creel
eel37946842__eel
feel75233842_feel
heel75034222_heel
keef115830002k_eef
keek75624972k_eek
keels94622412k_eels
keen84830412k_een
keep106329822k_eep
keet85347342k_eet
kennel10369222kennel
kevel124213102kevel
knawel13415412knawel
knead10429662knead
kneeled12328072kneeled
kneeler11277572kneeler
knells10439252knells
knelt94617682knelt
knew115912122kn_ew
knoll9389602knoll
knurl9398912knurl
koel84519942k_oel
kreep114610412kreep
kugel1068572kugel
kvell12436692kvell
nee36657782_nee_
need54934152_need
neem67328082_neem
neep65728312_neep
newel86114132_newel
noel45226552_noel
peel65535612_peel
reel45240532_reel
seel45042982_seel
sneer54919952sneer
snell54517302snell
speel74420762speel
steel55721992steel
teel46335802_teel
unreel63612932unreel
weel75834082_weel
wheel115515332wheel

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit53800511.45337026.8
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691511.779100444.6
 
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