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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 “pimples” 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
pimples13301242(None) 
dimples122813211dimples
pimple123512961pimple_
pimpled14289191pimpled
rimples113114221rimples
simples113014941simples
wimples143311171wimples
bepimples1742302bepimples
crimples14308962crimples
dimple113512792dimple_
dimpled132810302dimpled
fimbles143510662fimbles
fipples14298652fipples
hirples12149642hirples
impales113311762_impales
impels10389522_impels
impled113812512_impled
implies11312122_implies
nipples11319662nipples
peoples11312222peoples
pickles153215442pickles
piddles114314272piddles
piffles15368762piffles
piles74742612pi__les
pilules9510622pilules
pimped134913482pimp_ed
pimplier1445412pimplier
pimpliest1545482pimpliest
pimply15329212pimpl_y
pimps114616982pimp__s
pinoles93418702pinoles
pintles94118722pintles
pipes96030142pi_p_es
pizzles17329272pizzles
popples103011872popples
pumpless14236372pumpless
purples112712832purples
rimple103814582rimple_
rimpled123311422rimpled
ripples113513292ripples
rumples113313132rumples
samples112815452samples
similes92915232similes
simple104315172simple_
simpler112910862simpler
simplest122310222simplest
simplex18256392simplex
temples112610892temples
tipples112811252tipples
wimbles143010852wimbles
wimple133611362wimple_
wimpled15338822wimpled

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 Filter1786911076710.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit107671523.06335152.1
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691523.43552020.7
 
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