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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 “spindle” 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.

44 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
spindle10321009(None) 
spindled12287641spindled
spindler11297981spindler
spindles112710351spindles
spindly13257381spindly
spinule9299991spinule
swindle11389181swindle
bindle94516262_bindle
brindle104210102brindle
dindle84417222_dindle
dwindle12415882dwindle
kindle114414232_kindle
piddle103514912_piddle
pinole83218782_pinole
pintle83818262_pintle
shingle117711282shingle
sidle65124032s_i_dle
single74520602s_ingle
spangle1038402spangle
spicule11269932spicule
spile75230082spi__le
spinage10289652spinage
spinal84915312spinal_
spinals93911862spinals
spinate93114812spinate
spindlers12286452spindlers
spindlier1253872spindlier
spine76534422spin__e
spinel85317332spinel_
spinelle1046222spinelle
spinels94512442spinels
spinose937942spinose
spinula9257902spinula
spinulae10276962spinulae
spinules10249332spinules
spittle937922spittle
spondee10310592spondee
sprinkle1434892sprinkle
swindled13307622swindled
swindler12257722swindler
swindles12319502swindles
swingle113510562swingle
trindle83311362trindle
windle104617952_windle

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 Limit107671443.28332796.5
3Display Results44440.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691443.65948836.0
 
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