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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 “shrillness” 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.

27 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
shrillness134322(None) 
chillness1455372ch_illness
shrillest1245392shrill_est
shrillnesses1543502shrillnesses
stillness936102s_tillness
chilliness1555313ch_illiness
drollness1043623_drollness
hilliness1248923_h_illiness
illness736473___illness
sailless82410373s_aill_ess
servileness1445923servileness
shininess1237333sh_ininess
shipless13277693sh_ipl_ess
shirtless12266413shirtl_ess
shitless11249243sh_itl_ess
shrewdness1742533shrewdness
shrilled1246863shrill_e_d
shriller1136823shrill_e_r
shrills10389933shrill___s
shrines104618693shri__ne_s
silliness9510363s__illiness
skilless12246763s_kill_ess
smallness1174513s_mallness
soilless8279033s_oill_ess
strictness1245643strictness
surliness939943sur_liness
thrillers1244473thrill_ers

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603276.42021900.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.84226116.8
 
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