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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 “prideful” 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
prideful144391(None) 
pipeful1445642p_ipeful
pridefully1953292pridefully
aidful1057073_aid_ful
brimful1443883bri_mful
direful1156613_direful
dirgeful1343253dirgeful
graceful1445393graceful
grateful1245403grateful
guileful1243313guileful
ireful948713__ireful
lifeful1344613_lifeful
pageful1346353p_ageful
pailful1236103pai_lful
pailsful1343263pailsful
painful1246403pai_nful
peaceful1545463peaceful
pipefuls1543753p_ipefuls
pitiful1245863p_itiful
plateful1345433plateful
prayerful1752373prayerful
pride84724733pride___
prided103618033pride__d
prides94324183pride__s
primeval1544103primeval
proudful1442973proudful
rueful948203_r_ueful
spadeful1443963spadeful
spiteful1344303spiteful
strifeful1542163strifeful
tristful1144933tristful
voiceful1643053voiceful

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162327.70618967.3
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691328.15521911.8
 
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