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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 “chivalry” 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
chivalry194308(None) 
cavalry1554962c_avalry
chivalric1952702chivalric
chivari1536042chiva_ri
rivalry1354032_rivalry
calvary1537183calva_ry
cavally1588483c_avally
chalky18468773ch__alky
chally144314293ch__ally
charry145012113ch__arry
chary135023133ch__a_ry
chevalet1658123chevalet
chicanery19103053chicanery
chiccory1742483chiccory
chickory2243363chickory
chicly16429203chi_cl_y
chicory1735993chi_cory
chiefly1834103chiefl_y
childly1644803childl_y
chilly144113223chi__lly
chimaera1564943chimaera
chimar133911473chima_r_
chimars144010593chima_rs
chimbley2063133chimbley
chimbly1974593chimbl_y
chimley1785163chi_mley
chiral114614413chiral__
chirality1745453chirality
chital114313883chital__
chivalries1843963chivalries
chivalrous1852263chivalrous
chivaree1646373chivaree
chivvy20374433chiv__vy
chivy164810363chiv___y
chorally1638103chorally
civilly1535483c_ivilly
clinally1347233clinally
coevally1646283coevally
coitally1339483coitally
covary1438743c_ova_ry
olivary1345163oliva_ry
shivery16317023shiv_ery
vivary1536983_viva_ry

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 Limit146162437.48619524.7
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691437.92222556.3
 
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