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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 “splintering” 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.

38 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
splintering144429(None) 
sintering101014802s__intering
splattering1454542splattering
splinting1238192splint__ing
spluttering1463362spluttering
blinkering1744323_blinkering
blistering13107063_blistering
clinkering1745233_clinkering
cylindering1842513cylindering
flittering1486503_flittering
glistering12106423_glistering
glittering1296003_glittering
lingering11310513__lingering
littering102411983__littering
malingering1563193malingering
philtering1646253_philtering
plaistering1444603_plaistering
plastering1339243_plastering
plundering1444173_plundering
sauntering1137223s_auntering
sistering101213753s__istering
skittering1535393s_kittering
slandering1237243s_landering
slithering1496893s_lithering
slivering1338083s_li_vering
spattering13107793sp_attering
spiering112713353sp_i__ering
splining11310773splin___ing
splinter10329703splinter___
splintered1383923splinter_ed
splinters11277923splinter__s
splintery14264793splinter__y
splitting1236563spli_t_ting
springeing1444373springe_ing
sprinklering1951083sprinklering
sprinting12310033sprint__ing
sputtering13106463sp_uttering
wintering13412363__wintering

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633384.64026214.0
3Display Results38380.0301266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691385.06335293.5
 
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