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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 “sapling” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

142 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
sapling10321786(None) 
sailing83927371sailing
sampling13510641sampling
saplings11269801saplings
sapping123519311sapping
stapling112813151stapling
ailing74331012_ailing
aping87327232_ap_ing
bailing103723522bailing
baling94829692ba_ling
balling104424762balling
bawling133813862bawling
cabling124017552cabling
calling103826772calling
caplin103216302caplin_
caplins113515992caplins
capping143819672capping
carling103727062carling
catling104819792catling
dapping133714792dapping
dappling1436842dappling
darling93418362darling
eagling91113602eagling
eanling81416672eanling
fabling133413622fabling
failing113521332failing
falling113621582falling
fatling113815682fatling
gabling113514542gabling
galling93921962galling
gaoling93314652gaoling
gaping105618922gap_ing
gapping134214782gapping
hailing113820692hailing
haling104229782ha_ling
happing153817232happing
hauling113714432hauling
jailing153415842jailing
japing165013572jap_ing
ladling92813392ladling
lalling83519622lalling
lapping124117022lapping
lapsing103511162lapsing
lapwing13308262lapwing
mailing102923342mailing
malling103623662malling
mapping143413992mapping
marling103322762marling
mauling103315682mauling
nailing83419962nailing
napping123514182napping
paling93530132pa_ling
palling104024482palling
palping124112872palping
parling103823762parling
railing83325642railing
raping94829852rap_ing
rapping123619102rapping
sabbing123314742sabbing
sabeing102611862sabeing
sabring102614842sabring
sacking144122702sacking
sacring103115982sacring
saddling11239592saddling
sagging103116102sagging
sailings93513252sailings
saining83621392saining
salina64221122sa_lina
saline65132702sa_line
sallying12309852sallying
salpinx1636092salpinx
salting84120792salting
salving113913152salving
samplings1435552samplings
sanding93520602sanding
sandling102214412sandling
saning75127642sa_ning
sashing114621472sashing
sassing84615552sassing
sating74735452sa_ting
saucing10311002saucing
saving104724512sa_ving
sawing104323812sa_wing
saying104325542sa_ying
scaling103519372scaling
scalping133410452scalping
scaping123715692scap_ing
sealing83528562sealing
seeling83522002seeling
selling83225832selling
shaping133116182shap_ing
shauling1249392shauling
shawling1558222shawling
sibling10814422sibling
sidling9915422sidling
siping94220632sip_ing
sipping123117432sipping
slapping133510832slapping
sling66028802s__ling
smiling103915442smiling
snailing92912972snailing
snapping13349652snapping
snarling92513182snarling
soaping103616222soap_ing
soiling83422322soiling
soling74226822s_oling
sopping123917202sopping
spacing123614492spacing
spading113114382spading
spaeing103413542spaeing
spalling113213462spalling
sparing104823872sparing
sparling112714532sparling
spaying133014622spaying
spiling102919702spiling
spline86020532s_pline
splint85223282s_plint
spring94526012s_pring
spuing94313362s_puing
spying123913252s_pying
stabling112913652stabling
staling83925422staling
stalling95116702stalling
starling93017122starling
styling112910652styling
supping123814532supping
suppling1359042suppling
swapping16348672swapping
tabling103216032tabling
tailing82923102tailing
taping94222392tap_ing
tapping123317132tapping
vailing113817942vailing
wailing113620902wailing
waling104525302wa_ling
walling113520972walling
wapping153514602wapping
wauling112713112wauling
wawling143810962wawling
yapping153412612yapping
yawling14369182yawling
zapping213211472zapping

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit1076711423.32632372.5
3Display Results1421420.0632254.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911423.74947663.6
 
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