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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 “ringworm” 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.

40 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
ringworm144467(None) 
ringworms1544111ringworms
lungworm1443852lungworm
pinworm1467182pin_worm
bagworm1566353_bagworm
blindworm1742423blindworm
figwort1448223fi_gwort
fireworm1646693fireworm
fishworm1943803fishworm
inchworm1843103_inchworm
inform11310153_in_form
jointworm2151803jointworm
kingdom1543543kingdo_m
kingwood1743743kingwood
linkwork1444253linkwork
lugworm1344903_lugworm
lungworms1543333lungworms
lungwort1245493lungwort
pinwork16107243pin_work
pinworms15115783pin_worms
ragwort11510743r_agwort
rainstorm1144573rainstorm
reinform1346203rein_form
reniform1346243reniform
ribwort1249003ri_bwort
rigor62714053ri_g_or_
rigors72813713ri_g_ors
ringbark1544053ringbark
ringbolt1145073ringbolt
ringbone1144953ringbone
ringdove1342973ringdove
ringer74526063ring_er_
ringers83922953ring_ers
ringtoss944203ringtoss
rootworm1344813rootworm
roundworm1543113roundworm
sandworm1446343sandworm
silkworm1743583silkworm
tinwork1476993tin_work
wireworm1645893wireworm

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 Filter1786911461620.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit146162408.20317818.1
3Display Results40400.0331212.1
 (SQL Overall)178691408.70220534.5
 
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