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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 “whiprays” 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.

38 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
whiprays194250(None) 
whipray1843401whipray_
shipways1944072shipways
whipsaws1942692whipsaws
hijrahs2043443_hijrahs
hijras1635773_hijra_s
hoorays13418373_hoorays
hurrays13386153_hurrays
outprays13236933outprays
prays105022433___prays
resprays1344713resprays
ripraps1134943_ripraps
shiplaps1544363shiplaps
shipway1844213shipway_
slipways1643463slipways
sprays115913643__sprays
thirams1236823thi_rams
whidahs1743333whi_dahs
whimseys19322463whimseys
whiplash1942833whiplash
whippers18329043whippers
whippets18255253whippets
whippy19385843whip_py_
whips134917083whip___s
whipsaw1842723whipsa_w
whipsawn1941883whipsawn
whiptail1643283whiptail
whiptails1742903whiptails
whirls124710533whi_r_ls
whirly15448863whi_rly_
whirries14136693whirries
whirrs12408593whi_r_rs
whirry15477063whi_rry_
whirs115218093whi_r__s
whiskeys21353383whiskeys
whiteys16396153whi_teys
whitrack2043533whitrack
whitracks2142943whitracks

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162387.07620656.0
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.51523777.9
 
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