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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsideway” 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.

21 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
sideway144567(None) 
sideways1545231sideways
slideway1543161slideway
tideway1445151tideway
bikeway1944312bikeway
guideway1642432guideway
hideaway1842712hideaway
lifeway1644272lifeway
midway15327152mid_way
sidebar1045562sidebar
sidecar1045232sidecar
sideman1037972sideman
sidewalk1644092sidewalk
sidewall1244802sidewall
sideward1345952sideward
sinewy12667512sinew_y
skidway1843082skid_way
slideways1642852slideways
someway1545612someway
tideways1544562tideways
wireway1646042wireway

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 Filter1786911076710.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit107671212.87637437.8
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691213.32853693.2