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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 “motley” 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
motley113938(None) 
mooley11311631mooley
motey105922951mot_ey
motleys1235681motleys
doyley13487282doyley
foley115222302fo_ley
holey115626902ho_ley
hotly115815482hotl_y
matey107022662mat_ey
medley1298342medley
mobled113213182mobled
moiled94318862moiled
moiler84017262moiler
moldy115014652mo_ldy
mole66251832mo_le_
moles74747922mo_les
molly105222492mo_lly
molted94217472molted
molten83311812molten
molter84119422molter
moly96031912mo_l_y
money104826842mo_ney
monkey153710592monkey
mooleys1236862mooleys
mopey124821822mo_pey
mosey105922872mo_sey
mostly113110942mostl_y
mote67048082mot_e_
motel76623242mot_el
motels83616892motels
motes75944002mot_es
motet75641192mot_et
mother113718642mother
mothery153710512mothery
mothy136214552mot_hy
motile83818342motile_
motiles93317432motiles
motleyer1343262motleyer
motlier92010582motlier
motte75526972motte_
mottes85523692mottes
mottle84116052mottle_
mottled10409972mottled
mottler94410342mottler
mottles93415802mottles
mouldy12437412mouldy
mousey115216192mousey
muley104819282m_uley
mulley114013452mulley
mutely113811652mutely
volley12419742volley

Search took 3 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 Limit82551512.36034979.2
3Display Results51510.0133923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691512.73365382.7
 
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