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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 “twiddler” 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.

28 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
twiddler1324487(None) 
tiddler93110001t_iddler
twaddler13314641twaddler
twiddle12305481twiddle_
twiddled14284631twiddled
twiddlers14313691twiddlers
twiddles13265611twiddles
twiddlier1441861twiddlier
diddler103511512_diddler
fiddler12309952_fiddler
middler112712272_middler
piddler112911522_piddler
riddler93411262_riddler
swindler12257722swindler
tiddlers10288652t_iddlers
toddler9379042t_oddler
twaddle12245712twaddle_
twaddled14254622twaddled
twaddlers14343612twaddlers
twaddles13315722twaddles
twiddly15233772twiddl_y
twinkler1564072twinkler
twirler10285202twi_rler
waddler124010792_waddler
widder112913972_widd_er
widdle113814842_widdle_
widdled133511232_widdled
widdles123514342_widdles

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059283.14338517.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.53250592.0
 
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