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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 “pointedly” 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.

32 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
pointedly1513367(None) 
jointedly20132721jointedly
painterly1443312painterly
pointed103813982pointed__
pointelle1144582pointelle
wontedly1544252wo_ntedly
giftedly1642933_giftedly
huntedly1543583_huntedly
jointed15378503jointed__
jointly1735483joint__ly
notedly1136883no__tedly
painted104214633painted__
pettedly1443893p_ettedly
poinded11358973poinded__
pointable1337343pointable
pointe84619313pointe___
pointelles1245013pointelles
pointer93814933pointe__r
pointers103013723pointe_rs
pointes93216753pointe__s
pointlessly1662943pointlessly
pointy114913283point___y
politely1347093polite_ly
princely1545153prince_ly
printed104016373printed__
printery13318433printe_ry
sottedly1244303so_ttedly
stiltedly1372753stiltedly
unitedly1245793uni_tedly
wingedly1644013_wingedly
winterly14306743_winterly
woundedly1742243woundedly

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641327.34620234.3
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.77922970.9
 
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