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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 “warrigal” 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.

42 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
warrigal124431(None) 
warragal1243861warragal
warrigals1343771warrigals
arrival1037562_arrival
larrigan944212larrigan
madrigal121627252madrigal
warragals1343472warragals
aerial64625713_aeri_al
argal65023393_a_r_gal
arrayal1055843_arrayal
arrhizal2042953_arrhizal
arriba867683_arriba_
arrivals1145933_arrivals
atrial65418943_atri_al
barbital1247053barbital
cardigan1245613cardigan
cardinal1139563cardinal
carinal94318233ca_rinal
carnival1345613carnival
carriage1137853carriage
corrival1346153corrival
farcical1546953farcical
harridan12145123harridan
iatrical1049273iatrical
lacrimal1244443lacrimal
larrigans1044013larrigans
laryngal1242763laryngal
madrigals13856233madrigals
marginal1137603marginal
marital92314183ma_rital
marriage1147253marriage
martial92415413marti_al
martingal1244063martingal
narial6317953na_ri_al
parral85517533parr__al
partial92616263parti_al
turrical1046203turrical
wanigan1135213wa_nigan
wannigan1242693wannigan
warring113717973warri_ng
warrior1045363warri_or
warriors1135363warriors

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162426.84321359.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.29524495.0
 
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