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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 “wedding” 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.

94 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
wedding13341187(None) 
bedding124114481bedding
redding103218511redding
tedding103210881tedding
wadding133711941wadding
weddings14355531weddings
wedging13308721wedging
weeding123815211weeding
welding123213251welding
wending123816841wending
adding93914962_adding
beading113221862beading
beddings13407922beddings
bending114420892bending
bidding123613512bidding
budding123712402budding
ceding104014802ce_ding
codding124014692codding
deeding103315122deeding
eddying1335292_eddying
edging93510712_edging
ending83220252_ending
feeding123515072feeding
fending123717602fending
feuding123410262feuding
gadding113411452gadding
gelding103911792gelding
godding113911942godding
heading122919112heading
hedging13348952hedging
heeding123515062heeding
herding122915122herding
kedging14357562kedging
kidding14389772kidding
leading93419552leading
lending94118532lending
lidding103611432lidding
madding123711992madding
meddling13257932meddling
melding113414272melding
mending114018682mending
mudding123310812mudding
needing93214422needing
nodding103811522nodding
padding123412512padding
peddling13217972peddling
pending114119772pending
podding124113182podding
pudding124010802pudding
radding103715002radding
readding11411362readding
reading93327212reading
reddling112911812reddling
reding83825562re_ding
redoing93516732redoing
redwing122811982redwing
reeding94124132reeding
rending93924262rending
rewedding1535092rewedding
ridding103314192ridding
rodding103814532rodding
seeding93719482seeding
sending94221372sending
shedding14278112shedding
sledding11248502sledding
snedding11246952snedding
sodding103712732sodding
tending94419162tending
vending124015262vending
waddings14356472waddings
waddling14237932waddling
waddying17204722waddying
wading114619532w_ading
warding123918142warding
weaning114117192weaning
wearing113318862wearing
weaving143211622weaving
webbing1536122webbing
wedeling1338772wedeling
weening114113972weening
weeping133613672weeping
weeting113816052weeting
weirding1335592weirding
welling112920312welling
welting113615312welting
westing115020272westing
wetting114117382wetting
whidding1734572whidding
widdling14228742widdling
wielding13286862wielding
wilding123814292wilding
winding123517912winding
wooding123012022wooding
wording123014562wording

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671943.31332499.5
3Display Results94940.0303133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691943.71648086.9
 
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