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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 “ladled” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

125 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
ladled8501348(None) 
laded74232611lad_ed
ladle66320441ladle_
ladler74314931ladler
ladles74619541ladles
lalled74218751lalled
abled86926832_abled
added84918432_added
addled94112522addled
adzed166012542_adzed
ailed66240282_ailed
axled135315812_axled
badged114814792badged
bailed94726652bailed
balded105417512balded
baled85436442ba_led
balled94926892balled
bawled124415692bawled
bladed104717762blad_ed
cabled114819872cabled
cadged114812342cadged
called94126732called
candled113815742candled
cladded12356922cladded
cradled113410812cradled
daddled113810742daddled
dadoed9449902dadoed
dandled103313542dandled
dawdled13376722dawdled
eagled82914042eagled
fabled124216382fabled
faded105025242fad_ed
fadged124712362fadged
failed105421602failed
flailed1137302flailed
gabled105518452gabled
gadded103913172gadded
galled84622862galled
gaoled84814502gaoled
gladded11357452gladded
haded105227622had_ed
hailed104122742hailed
haled95335822ha_led
handled124114532handled
hauled104415212hauled
idled74915212_idled
jaded144417032jad_ed
jailed144917422jailed
labeled102510562labeled
laced87132642la_ced
lacked135324652lacked
ladder84617622ladder
lade56345982lad_e_
laden65022192lad_en
ladened979052ladened
lader65633722lad_er
lades65141272lad_es
ladies75124882ladies
ladlers84613572ladlers
lagged95520132lagged
laired75216812laired
laked105731122la_ked
lambed115614782lambed
lamed85235292la_med
lammed113915622lammed
lamped114017542lamped
lanced93717722lanced
landed84619242landed
landler84113202landler
lapeled10258892lapeled
lapped114320032lapped
lapsed94712582lapsed
larded84319092larded
larked114519472larked
lased65132342la_sed
lashed105625212lashed
lasted74323602lasted
lated65240672la_ted
lathed104718462lathed
lauded83812152lauded
laved95028592la_ved
lawed96028322la_wed
layed95127382la_yed
lazed154925842la_zed
lazied164610652lazied
leaded84221542lead_ed
lidded93410242lidded
loaded84616872load_ed
lodged913815712lodged
lolled74315822lolled
lulled74516442lulled
macled116718112macled
madded113513552madded
mailed95326752mailed
malled94626112malled
marled95523162marled
mauled94817822mauled
nailed74021492nailed
naled65525052na_led
padded114113502padded
paddled123612022paddled
padle84522342padle_
padles95221122padles
paled85538722pa_led
palled94625162palled
parled94626292parled
radded94716492radded
raddled103812222raddled
railed74727542railed
saddled103112032saddled
sailed74327762sailed
sidled84215172sidled
tabled94020042tabled
tailed74424662tailed
vailed104619292vailed
wadded124014172wadded
waddled133611642waddled
waded106024752wad_ed
wailed104823592wailed
waled94330992wa_led
walled104021292walled
wauled104713962wauled
wawled133811702wawled
yawled13459982yawled
yodled11389652yodled

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit825511252.87628703.4
3Display Results1251250.0304166.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911253.26654712.5
 
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