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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 “plashy” 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.

42 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
plashy1444887(None) 
flashy15498171flashy
plash104616561plash_
plushy14406971plushy
splashy1543551splashy
ashy107717352__ashy
blasty115611052blasty
brashy145210592brashy
clash106219032clash_
classy11379042classy
dashy125612382_dashy
flash115716212flash_
fleshy15406282fleshy
glassy10527752glassy
lash76539652_lash_
lathy115215062_lathy
mashy136016502_mashy
palsy105417462pals_y
pash95638132p_ash_
pasha105417182p_asha
pasty105725052p_asty
peachy164510842peachy
plaguy12386412plaguy
plashed133712642plashed
plasher124215032plasher
plashes124417392plashes
plasm94114632plas_m
plasma103810912plasma
plasms103711332plasms
platy105021662pla_ty
play95928982pla__y
plisky1533712plisky
plush105614712plush_
plushly15385382plushly
poachy16388962poachy
pushy134614352p_ushy
slash84719682slash_
sloshy12366622sloshy
slushy12417222slushy
splash1168822splash_
trashy12509052trashy
washy145911842_washy

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551422.45333653.1
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.82963164.0
 
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