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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 “shrills” 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.

43 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
shrills1038993(None) 
shills94519611sh_ills
shrill94712301shrill_
shrilly13318561shrilly
thrills10398781thrills
brills84916292_brills
chills114717702ch_ills
drills74414202_drills
frills94414222_frills
grills74314802_grills
hills85431352_h_ills
krills104211282_krills
prills84015612_prills
rills55032712__rills
scrolls938062scrolls
serials73919742serials
sheilas1059402sheilas
shells94319522sh_ells
shiels95418922sh_iels
shill85325332sh_ill_
shrieks14377672shrieks
shrifts1335962shrifts
shrikes144412392shrikes
shrilled1246862shrilled
shriller1136822shriller
shrillest1245392shrillest
shrimps14516752shrimps
shrines104618692shrines
shrinks14397912shrinks
shris84221452shri__s
shrivels14376442shrivels
shrives134416172shrives
sills55135992s__ills
skills104313922s_kills
spills84717462s_pills
squills1666312squills
stills64118572s_tills
strolls739182strolls
swills94213362s_wills
thills95515382th_ills
thralls10299042thralls
thrill94910592thrill_
trills64319852_trills

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671434.06326500.4
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691434.43940254.8
 
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