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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 “stiffened” 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.

35 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
stiffened164213(None) 
stiffener1541961stiffener
stiffed14359582stiff__ed
stiffen13286022stiffen__
stiffeners1641782stiffeners
stiffens14244112stiffen_s
tiffined1543402_tiffined
differed1635523_differed
niffered1544143_niffered
sickened1546783s_ickened
skiffled19244423skiff_led
slickened1644293slickened
sniffed14318183sniff__ed
sniffled15276443sniff_led
softened1235663s_oftened
spiffed16257103spiff__ed
spiffied17234823spiff_ied
staffed14298283staff__ed
stamened1137633st_amened
steepened1244073steepened
stiffening1742113stiffening
stiffer13319393stiff__er
stiffest1435683stiffe_st
stiffie13245773stiff_ie_
stiffies14258383stiff_ies
stiffing15248703stiffin_g
stiffness1543553stiffness
stifled113511093sti_f_led
stilbene1043613stilbene_
stilbenes1143933stilbenes
stipend10386553sti_pen_d
stoutened1053573stoutened
stuffed14328973stuff__ed
suffered1536733s_uffered
tiffed13368393_tiff__ed

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641356.34323433.9
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691356.77926359.5
 
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