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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 “sicklier” 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.

31 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
sicklier145721(None) 
sicklied1546581sicklied
sicklies14710011sicklies
dickier143512452dick_ier
fickler16348422fickl_er
hacklier1737132hacklier
ickier12439922_ick_ier
kickier12349052kick_ier
mickler153310232mickl_er
pickier153912972pick_ier
pricklier17245062pricklier
scalier94316912s_calier
sickener1436602sickener
sicker124023902sick__er
sickie123715742sick_ie_
sickies133717502sick_ies
sickle124418322sickl_e_
sickled144713432sickl_ed
sickles133417542sickl_es
sickliest1547522sickliest
sicklily1744292sicklily
sickling152910332sickling
silkier114411642silk_ier
sillier74017592si_llier
stickier14229762stick_ier
stickler14259572stickl_er
suckier133613972suck_ier
suckler133413092suckl_er
tickler133612652tickl_er
tinklier1255442tinklier
tricklier15256822tricklier

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059314.01630144.2
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691314.42240409.5
 
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