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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 “shadowier” 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.

30 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
shadowier164289(None) 
shadower1544861shadow_er
shadier113111152shad__ier
shadowed1644472shadow_ed
shadowers1644302shadow_ers
shadowiest1742802shadowiest
shadowily1982022shadowily
shadowing1744262shadowing
showier1339102sh__owier
savorier1136643s_avorier
shabbier1535183sha_bbier
shader104218763shad___er
shadflies1643833shadflies
shadow1337253shadow___
shadowbox2551363shadowbox
shadowiness1842113shadowiness
shadowless1742093shadowless
shadowlike2151633shadowlike
shadows1437193shadow__s
shadowy1744723shadow__y
shaggier13116053sha_ggier
shakier143411153sha__kier
shalier103116423sha__lier
shallower1555673shallow_er
shapelier1444463shapelier
shipowner1742453shipowner
shoddier1334213shod_dier
shower124315113sh__ow_er
snowier1038793s__nowier
sundowner1342793sundowner

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 Filter1786911486410.450397091.1
2DLD Change Limit148641307.80019056.5
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691308.26321625.4
 
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