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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 “maxwells” 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.

32 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
maxwells204265(None) 
maxwell1942511maxwell_
axels126313633_ax_e_ls
barbells12368823barbells
carrells10359273carrells
drywells1542113drywells
dwells10417713__dwells
farewells1543073farewells
gadwalls1343873gadwalls
indwells1243693indwells
inkwells1542563inkwells
maills84215283ma__ills
malls76233433ma___lls
mangels103614493mange_ls
mantels94515043mante_ls
marcels113212373marce_ls
martello1045093martello
martellos1144393martellos
marvels123810093marve_ls
maxes145629533max_e__s
maxilla16248193max_illa
maxillas17227703maxillas
maximals19325223maximals
mayweeds1742993mayweeds
mells75031333m___ells
micells11107683m_icells
swells93913983__swells
upswells1342623upswells
upwells12244303_upwells
waxbills2042783waxbills
waxweeds2242153waxweeds
wells85426193___wells

Search took 9 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 Limit146162328.18617855.1
3Display Results32320.033969.7
 (SQL Overall)178691328.64220677.0
 
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