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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 “knuckliest” 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.

28 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
knuckliest154255(None) 
knuckles1384452knuckl_es_
knucklier1442302knucklie_r
knurliest1344072knu_rliest
crackliest1844883crackliest
duckiest153211863_duck_iest
freckliest1943383freckliest
hackliest1836523_hackliest
kickiest13319673k_ick_iest
knobbliest1852163knobbliest
knockless1442443knockl_ess
knubbiest1752623knu_bbiest
knuckle1254233knuckl_e__
knuckled1463563knuckl_e_d
knuckler1383623knuckl_e_r
knucklers1483043knuckl_ers
knuckling1542753knuckli_ng
luckiest143011443_luck_iest
muckiest163210913_muck_iest
nubbliest1354363_nubbliest
pluckiest1735293pluck_iest
prickliest1845293prickliest
sickliest1547523_sickliest
snuffliest1643503snuffliest
suckiest143314113_suck_iest
trickliest1646433trickliest
unluckiest1642043unluck_iest
yuckiest17328833_yuck_iest

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603285.75024452.7
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.15629027.1
 
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