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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 “pappi” 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.

39 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
pappi8481089(None) 
palpi95414551palpi
pappy114713801pappy
app76827602_app_
apps86319692_apps
campi116217782campi
carpi94319392carpi
gappy136212032gappy
happy155813532happy
kappa13469742kappa
nappa98511862nappa
nappe96114992nappe
nappie104112262nappie
nappy126312332nappy
padi76331782pa_di
padri85815172padri
palp85828572palp_
palps94719562palps
pampa114913422pampa
pap76758402pa_p_
papa85827142pa_pa
papain10313792papain
papal95820672papal
papas94927492papas
papaw125112492papaw
paper95128662paper
pappier103511592pappier
pappies103214822pappies
pappus9408372pappus
paps86443452pa_ps
papyri1334902papyri
pardi85723952pardi
peppy114310362peppy
pippin92810302pippin
poppa8409892poppa
poppy114813192poppy
puppy114912412puppy
sappy125413472sappy
zappy21548942zappy

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 Filter178691538000.606294869.6
2DLD Change Limit53800393.06317564.5
3Display Results39390.0331181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691393.70248268.8
 
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