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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 “scudding” 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.

34 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
scudding133567(None) 
spudding1335651spudding
studding1136701studding
budding123712402_budding
codding124014692_codding
crudding1335722crudding
cuddling13287652_cuddling
curding113515132_curding
mudding123310812_mudding
pudding124010802_pudding
scalding12339392scalding
scending122610582scending
scolding12278912scolding
scubaing1335732scubaing
scuffing17287112scuffing
sculking15307912sculking
sculling112910992sculling
sculping13298942sculping
scumming15256792scumming
shedding14278112shedding
skidding1535462skidding
sledding11248502sledding
sludging11268362sludging
smudging13255722smudging
snedding11246952snedding
sodding103712732s_odding
sounding102712872sounding
squadding2143232squadding
squidding2143152squidding
studdings1242932studdings
studying1335552studying
sudsing92910322s_udsing
sueding92613752s_ueding
thudding1433982thudding

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 Filter1786911210590.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit121059343.37635858.7
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691343.84246509.9
 
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