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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 “sandpiper” 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.

37 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
sandpiper1410352(None) 
sandpaper14124281sandpaper
sandpipers1592851sandpipers
sandier84017842sand_i_er
sandpapers15113712sandpapers
sandpapery18112122sandpapery
sandpile1146772sandpile_
sandpiles1246302sandpiles
standpipe1443342standpipe_
standpipes1543062standpipes
bagpiper1542393ba_gpiper
candider1237343cand_ider
dandier93714573dand_i_er
endpaper1343883_endpaper
handier113817443hand_i_er
landloper1243883landloper
panpipe1034833pan_pipe_
panpipes1135173pan_pipes
randier83618473rand_i_er
sander74828533sand___er
sandlike1339713sandlike_
sandpapered1751533sandpapered
sandpeep1342963sandp_eep
sandpeeps1442083sandpeeps
sandpit1049633sandpi__t
sandpits1146843sandpi_ts
sandspur1142403sand_spur
sanitizer18126733sanitizer
sapper103822353sa__p_per
sappier113613113sa_ppi_er
snapper113512073s_nap_per
snappier1266213snappi_er
sniper84413643s_n__iper
snipper113911333s_nip_per
snippier1255793s_nippier
windpipe1643183windpipe_
windpipes1743103windpipes

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 Filter1786911486410.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit148641376.65622331.9
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.18824859.6
 
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