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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 “vexil” 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.

37 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
vexil153896(None) 
veil75523591ve_il
vexils1647171vexils
axil116424452_axil
bezil163812882bezil
ceil65725062ce_il
deil56231622de_il
devil94714732devil
dexie134716892dexie
evil75318072_evil
exile126117652_exile
exit114428672_exit
heil76328932he_il
hexyl1844462hexyl
kevil12399862kevil
lexis125916032lexis
peril75425952peril
reoil55321182reoil
sexily1638852sexily
vail75432552v_ail
vakil1259792vakil
veal76936812ve_al
vegie94614512vegie
veils84918802ve_ils
vein75625752ve_in
venal85523212venal
venial94218282venial
venin85118662venin
verily122616052verily
vex136429172vex__
vexed165713112vexed
vexer155513522vexer
vexes155719122vexes
vexilla1744662vexilla
vexing17479172vexing
vext146927762vex_t
vigil94313002vigil

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800371.43637465.2
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691371.765101241.4
 
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