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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 “stingray” 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.

34 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
stingray124358(None) 
stingrays1342711stingrays
stingily1236792stingily
stingy105213202sting__y
itineracy1452163itineracy
itinerary1252343itinerary
shingly143210813shing_ly
singly104015853s_ing_ly
skiagram1542763skiagram
stannary1144613stannary
stengah1144563steng_ah
stigma9226763sti_gma_
stigmal10245923sti_gmal
stigmas10206643sti_gmas
sting65330243sting___
stingaree1044473stingaree
stinger84314683sting_er
stingers94012743stingers
stingier9279123stingier
stinging103213453stinging
stingo74212163sting__o
stingos8459453sting_os
stings76220183sting__s
stinkard1344323stinkard
stinky134611073stin__ky
stray88525573st___ray
stringily1346003stringily
stringy114111073string__y
sunray9310123s_un_ray
swingby16343893swing_by
swingman1443593swingman
swingy13489873swing__y
tangram1038073_tangram
tingly103815973_ting_ly

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162346.61022112.3
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.02925422.0
 
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