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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 “kvell” 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.

46 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
kvell1243669(None) 
knell94210921knell
kvells13346611kvells
bell66237182_bell
cell65031722_cell
dell56938202_dell
dwell9519852dwell
ell36735682__ell
fell76833072_fell
hell75637892_hell
jell117125872_jell
keel85729462k_eel
keels94622412keels
kelly124617022k_elly
kelp105322802k_elp
kelt85343192k_elt
kevel124213092kevel
kevels134410712kevels
kevil12399862kevil
kill85533172k_ill
kneel95012032kneel
knells10439252knells
knelt94617682knelt
knoll9389602knoll
koel84519942koe_l
koels94613902koels
krill94213642krill
kvelled15276062kvelled
mell64935612_mell
quell144311432quell
sell45840612_sell
shell84424122shell
skell94915832skell
smell74916232smell
snell54517302snell
spell75020302spell
swell84815982swell
tell44934702_tell
uveal84411072uveal
veal76936812_veal
veil75523592_veil
vela75725542_vela
veld85323202_veld
vill75235072_vill
well75832042_well
yell76028322_yell

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800461.62333148.5
3Display Results46460.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691461.716104132.3
 
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