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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 “fivepins” 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.

40 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
fivepins164408(None) 
firepans1347152firepans
firepink1753982firepink
firepinks1852822firepinks
ninepins1045872ninepins
tiepins939462ti_epins
cinerins10414103cinerins
deveins1138813deve_ins
fadeins1168503fade_ins
fevering152510083fevering
fibrins1238633fi_brins
fibroins1346213fibroins
ficins113513983fi__cins
fileting1239303fileting
fineries112416743fineries
firepan1236983firepan_
firepots1346893firepots
firkins1437663fi_rkins
fivers124420923five__rs
fives116027363five___s
givens10379733give__ns
javelins18277733javelins
kinetins12228153kinetins
kingpins1544903kingpins
lipins85016883li__pins
livening12248153livening
livens94314893live__ns
liveries11314373liveries
livering122012383livering
ninepin945573ninepin_
pippins10319753pi_ppins
ravelins113011603ravelins
repins84924313__repins
riverine11310803riverine
riveting12139443riveting
sidespins1244383sidespins
tiepin839343ti_epin_
veins84620493__ve_ins
venins93816703__venins
wiverns13366963wive_rns

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 Limit146162407.28020077.2
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.70223200.6
 
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