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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 “drizzles” 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.

29 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
drizzles1729529(None) 
drizzle16285911drizzle_
drizzled18284571drizzled
frizzles19297281frizzles
grizzles17286191grizzles
dazzles1636412d_azzles
dizzies16279752d_izzies
dribbles13348392dribbles
drizzlier18122302drizzlier
drizzliest19122532drizzliest
drizzly19364552drizzl_y
fizzles18339062_fizzles
frazzles19284812frazzles
frizzes18338182frizz_es
frizzies19315932frizzies
frizzle18367042frizzle_
frizzled20325702frizzled
frizzler19345842frizzler
frizzlers20293672frizzlers
grizzle16306112grizzle_
grizzled18334892grizzled
grizzler17335032grizzler
grizzlers18253232grizzlers
grizzlies18123192grizzlies
mizzles17329492_mizzles
pizzles17329272_pizzles
sizzles15349632_sizzles
swizzles1953782swizzles
zizzles14307092_zizzles

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059293.45635028.6
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691293.85946305.0
 
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