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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forflies” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

17 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
flies8563071(None) 
files85441271files
flees85828751flees
flics105418361flics
flied96519431flied
flier86023401flier
fliers94417191fliers
fliest94718421fliest
flips105117741flips
flirs85518931flirs
flites95122441flites
flits85625221flits
floes85528141floes
flues84626921flues
fries85535601fries
lies46454191_lies
plies74526511plies

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit28756170.64044931.3
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691170.763234195.3