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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 “tallest” 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.

56 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
tallest731709(None) 
ablest84721832_ablest
baldest102313532baldest
ballast9313992ballast
ballet84733972balle_t
ballets93719512ballets
callet84536762calle_t
callets93821702callets
calmest11312342calmest
dalles74222062dalles_
dullest8312632dullest
falsest10310012falsest
fellest10313752fellest
fullest10313342fullest
gallet73630852galle_t
gallets83517402gallets
halest94823272ha_lest
illest63615722_illest
mallet84433052malle_t
mallets93318492mallets
palest83926222pa_lest
paliest93021612paliest
pallet84232652palle_t
pallets93919302pallets
palliest102814642palliest
sallet63734542salle_t
sallets73719652sallets
saltest71916512saltest
smallest1039402smallest
stablest103312942stablest
stalest73720172sta_lest
stillest8311072stillest
tables84524892tables_
tablet84227642table_t
tablets94714382tablets
tailles72516472tailles_
tailless8239082tailless
talent6323322ta_lent
tales55451372ta_les_
talkiest123611222talkiest
taller63721962talle_r
tallies73624602tallies_
tallis63319962tallis_
tallish103313582tallish
tallit63422732tall_it
tallits73215992tallits
tallness837102tallness
talls55133432tall_s_
tamest85721292ta_mest
tannest72617852tannest
tartest72517532tartest
tautest72612442tautest
taxless1436912taxless
tulles63218892tulles_
wallet93327092walle_t
wallets103914832wallets

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 Limit107671563.20333615.7
3Display Results56560.0134307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691563.59249746.9
 
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