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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 “midwifes” 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.

66 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
midwifes1723471(None) 
midwife16225521midwife_
midwifed18233931midwifed
midwives17274801midwives
middies113116152middi_es
midlife13248302midlife_
midlifer14215792midlifer
midlifers15254932midlifers
midlines112613332midlines
midlives14287462midlives
midriffs1742532midriffs
midwifery2151542midwifery
midwived18263552midwived
amidines113010853amid_ines
biddies113514493biddi_es
didies84621833did_i_es
dwines105013103__dwines
giddies103713363giddi_es
huswifes1742723huswifes
kiddies133412283kiddi_es
micrifies16118673micrifies
midairs1037203midai_rs
middles113415303mid_dles
midges103516483mid__ges
midis85923413mid_i__s
midline102315103midline_
midlists1137523midlists
midribs1235513midri_bs
midriff1645513midrif_f
midsize1946393midsize_
midsized2144733midsized
midsoles1137763midsoles
midways16386183midw_ays
midweek1743273midw_eek
midweeks1842383midweeks
midwiferies2051473midwiferies
midwifing1942963midwifing
midwinter1542853midwinter
midwinters1642483midwinters
millimes122411373millimes
millines102718063millines
minifies13312903mi_nifies
minnies93617363minni_es
miscites12313783miscites
misdrives1546213misdrives
misfiles133110983misfiles
misfires132210583misfires
misgives14329293misgives
mislies92922283misli_es
mislikes143311833mislikes
mislives132912153mislives
missies93423983missi_es
missiles103015083missiles
missises103513693missises
missives133212843missives
mistimes12612613mistimes
miswrites1447983miswrites
mitises9315543mi_tises
modifies1439163mod_ifies
muddies113513953muddi_es
nidifies1238233nid_ifies
oldwife1492253oldwife_
oldwives1542463oldwives
tidies74721833tid_i_es
widdies123514033widdi_es
wifes114522563___wifes

Search took 7 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 Limit146162666.12623859.3
3Display Results66660.0302200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691666.56227231.2
 
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