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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 “windfall” 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.

43 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
windfall154420(None) 
windfalls1643721windfalls
windgall1343851windgall
infall939402_in_fall
landfall1244202landfall
windbell1443082windbell
windflaw1842292windflaw
windgalls1443132windgalls
windmill14133512windmill
birdcall1343693birdcall
deadfall1343313deadfall
gildhall1342023gildhall
gingall9117333gin_gall
handball1487033handball
icefall1254303_icefall
indwell1143903_indwell
infalls1038943_in_falls
infill938413_in_fill
install779363_install
inwall938343_in_wall
jingall1566173jin_gall
landfalls1343813landfalls
landfill1253883landfill
mindful1344613mindf_ul
mindfully1843463mindfully
pinball1137933pin_ball
pitfall1245823pi_tfall
rainfall1144473rain_fall
wildfowl1842243wildfowl
windable14159153windable
windage1237933wind_age
windbag1444123windba_g
windbags1544523windbags
windbells1542873windbells
windchill1852113windchill
windflaws1942403windflaws
windily1437943wind_ily
windlass12266083windlass
windle104617953wind__le
windmills15133113windmills
windward1665513windward
windway1745153windwa_y
windways1845043windways

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162437.01320841.6
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691437.43524033.8
 
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