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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 “nannies” 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.

52 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
nannies7301520(None) 
fannies103415641fannies
nancies93516841nancies
nannie63713221nannie_
ninnies73713611ninnies
bandies104124862bandies
banties94324762banties
bennies93917312bennies
bunnies94415002bunnies
candies104125612candies
canines93724032canines
cannie83819362cannie_
cannier94014162cannier
canniest10313362canniest
carnies94123962carnies
crannies10313012crannies
dandies94121442dandies
fancies124018782fancies
funnies104113602funnies
grannies9312612grannies
gunnies83413122gunnies
hankies143617762hankies
hinnies103615102hinnies
jennies143511622jennies
mannites10312612mannites
minnies93617362minnies
nances83618642na_nces
nandins8312002nandins
nankins1159052nankins
nappies114613392nappies
nasties73520492nasties
navies95218622na_vies
navvies1335322navvies
pandies104224502pandies
pannes85522852pann_es
pannier93613352pannier
panniers10488852panniers
pansies94521982pansies
panties94230932panties
pennies94218812pennies
pinnies93318442pinnies
randies84225662randies
sanies63031952sa_nies
shannies113411252shannies
sonnies7315222sonnies
tannins72813222tannins
tansies74521242tansies
tawnies102812502tawnies
tennies73017972tennies
trannies8415012trannies
tunnies73614262tunnies
zanies153219672za_nies

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671523.08034958.1
3Display Results52520.0134000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691523.45351749.5
 
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