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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 “sledging” 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.

39 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
sledging1128818(None) 
fledging14276521fledging
pledging13276361pledging
sledding11248501sledding
sludging11268361sludging
bludging13297462bludging
dredging12236422dredging
edging93510712__edging
fledgling1552472fledgling
hedging13348952_hedging
kedging14357562_kedging
kludging15264512kludging
legging103912642_legging
lodging103110812_lodging
seeding93719482seed_ing
seedling102610952seedling
serging93416672s_erging
shedding14278112shedding
sieging92613202sie_ging
slagging113711572slagging
slanging103413432slanging
sleaving123310982sleaving
sleddings12263782sleddings
sleeking133410962sleeking
sleeping113812052sleeping
sleeting93114162sleeting
sleeving12359282sleeving
sleighing1434212sleighing
slewing113311352sle_wing
sliding93114552slid_ing
slinging103312862slinging
slogging113410492slogging
slugging11339422slugging
smudging13255722smudging
snedding11246952snedding
splodging1433302splodging
stodging11277462stodging
sueding92613752sued_ing
wedging13308722_wedging

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059393.72032542.7
3Display Results39390.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691394.11043477.1
 
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