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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 “puddling” 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.

48 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
puddling1321803(None) 
cuddling13287651cuddling
fuddling14247151fuddling
huddling14227291huddling
muddling13268591muddling
paddling13218641paddling
peddling13217971peddling
piddling13208951piddling
pudding124010801pudd_ing
puddlings14243791puddlings
ruddling11228551ruddling
addling10229832_addling
budding123712402budd_ing
buddying16274792buddying
bundling12219702bundling
coddling13258472coddling
curdling12228892curdling
daddling12258232daddling
diddling12228742diddling
fiddling14217872fiddling
hurdling13288012hurdling
meddling13257932meddling
middling13249342middling
mudding123310812mudd_ing
muddying16254542muddying
noddling11237262noddling
padding123412512padd_ing
paddlings14224362paddlings
pedaling122412132pedaling
pindling122110982pindling
podding124113182podd_ing
puddings13325502pudd_ings
puddlier1234212puddlier
puling93621402pu__ling
pulling103821072pu_lling
pungling12228662pungling
purfling1467762purfling
purling103620292pu_rling
purpling1368542purpling
puzzling19225392puzzling
raddling11229772raddling
reddling112911812reddling
riddling11249442riddling
saddling11239592saddling
spudding1335652spudd_ing
toddling11187002toddling
waddling14237932waddling
widdling14228742widdling

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059483.39335679.0
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691483.79647073.5
 
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