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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 “sickbed” 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.

36 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
sickbed1639682(None) 
sickbeds17254211sickbeds
sicked134524401sick_ed
sickled144713431sickled
dicked144920862dick_ed
kicked124415942kick_ed
licked134621562lick_ed
nicked135019682nick_ed
nickled144010442nickled
picked154421312pick_ed
pickled164011882pickled
ricked136523622rick_ed
sacked135525212sack_ed
sicced11489652sic_ced
sickbay1843722sickbay
sickee124622222sick_ee
sickees134514212sickees
sicken124615252sick_en
sickened1546782sickened
sicker124023902sick_er
sickie123715742sickie_
sickies133717502sickies
sickle124418322sickle_
sickles133417542sickles
sicklied1546582sicklied
silked114314812silk_ed
slicked144413842slick_ed
snicked143811632snick_ed
socked134721502sock_ed
sticked144114632stick_ed
stickled15298972stickled
sucked134120492suck_ed
suckled144212512suckled
ticked134720522tick_ed
tickled144313132tickled
wicked164317412wick_ed

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671362.92036873.6
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691363.31253952.6
 
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