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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 “pitfalls” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

64 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
pitfalls134537(None) 
pitfall1245821pitfall_
catfalls1347062catfalls
infalls1038942_infalls
outfalls1138142outfalls
pinballs1246932pinballs
pratfalls1443862pratfalls
spitballs1344072spitballs
ashfalls1443433ashfalls
befalls12349123_befalls
catcalls1238323catcalls
catfall1237393catfall_
citrals91111673citra_ls
dewfalls1543073dewfalls
falls85727653___falls
fitfully1744993fitfully
footfalls1544593footfalls
gingalls1096433gingalls
icefalls1344253icefalls
infall939403_infall_
inwalls1037283_inwalls
jingalls1685333jingalls
miscalls1239003miscalls
nightfalls1752893nightfalls
nutgalls943953nutgalls
outcalls1038743outcalls
outfall1039683outfall_
paintballs1442663paintballs
palls74332563p___alls
petals84719813pet_a_ls
petrales10312983petrales
pibals103813083pi_ba_ls
piebalds1344343piebalds
piffles15368763pi_ffles
pigtails1146033pigtails
pills74130973pi___lls
pinball1137933pinball_
pineals93212843pinea_ls
pinfolds1445143pinfolds
pintails10310163pintails
pinwales1367963pinwales
pipals104213643pi_pa_ls
pitas77427673pit_a__s
pitayas1286263pit_ayas
pitiable1238293pitiable
pitiably1545843pitiably
pitifully1744213pitifully
pitmans11188743pitma_ns
pitsaws1234993pitsa_ws
pittas86014523pitta__s
potfuls1236293potf_uls
pratfall1344153pratfall_
puffballs1941933puffballs
rainfalls1244143rainfalls
refalls103312243_refalls
ritually1167483ritually
rituals738353ritua_ls
spitals93011593spit_a_ls
spitball1244493spitball_
stalls64019933_st_alls
talls55133433__t_alls
vitally1339673vit_ally
vitals94514303vit_a_ls
windfalls1643723windfalls

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162646.70321805.5
3Display Results64640.0302133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691647.15324981.3
 
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