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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 “shadiness” 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.

33 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
shadiness133746(None) 
shakiness1637081shakiness
beadiness12249232beadiness
chariness14310062chariness
handiness132110932_handiness
hardiness132310362_hardiness
haziness20248512_haziness
headiness132510362headiness
readiness102611852readiness
sadness8310612s_ad_ness
sandiness102111712sandiness
scaliness1149302scaliness
scariness11310182scariness
seaminess11310472seaminess
seediness10219172seediness
shabbiness1743132shabbiness
shadeless1335732shadeless
shadiest121711282shadi_est
shadinesses1538642shadinesses
shadings13327432shadin_gs
shadowiness1842112shadowiness
shagginess1543932shagginess
sharpness1434942sharpness
shininess1237332shininess
shoddiness1543562shoddiness
showiness1576072showiness
slatiness92511362slatiness
snakiness1367472snakiness
soapiness1138292soapiness
spaciness1337082spaciness
staginess1038752staginess
staidness1037032staidness
steadiness1146702steadiness

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436333.78032125.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.18642687.8
 
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