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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 “nettling” 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.

43 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
nettling95721(None) 
fettling1266771fettling
nestling958891nestling
netting84018761nett_ing
pettling1168211pettling
settling978941settling
battling113110492battling
beetling1139282beetling
betting103921402bett_ing
bottling11279142bottling
cuttling1138202cuttling
entitling1037102entitling
fetting113517872fett_ing
fettlings1353752fettlings
gentling1048452gentling
getting93316562gett_ing
guttling1037292guttling
jetting153815342jett_ing
jettying1933952jettying
kittling1336062kittling
letting83218532lett_ing
metaling111613722metaling
mottling11197752mottling
needling10248752needling
nesting84320442nest_ing
nestlings1074312nestlings
nettings9288102nett_ings
nettlier864812nettlier
nutting83316232nutt_ing
pestling111010252pestling
petting103720952pett_ing
rattling92510872rattling
retiling93319482retiling
retitling1039772retitling
retting83425882rett_ing
setting83621392sett_ing
settlings1054682settlings
tattling9259472tattling
unsettling1144432unsettling
vetting114216562vett_ing
vittling1236142vittling
wattling12258782wattling
wetting114117382wett_ing

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121059433.76632145.2
3Display Results43430.0331303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691434.20242525.2
 
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