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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 “neatly” 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.

53 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
neatly9381248(None) 
featly123711751featly
nearly94813731nearly
nettly9459451nettly
beastly1277562beastly
deadly113811472deadly
deafly13389122deafly
dearly104615322dearly
deathly14336862deathly
deathy134210232deathy
deftly1336532deftly
early85324122_early
fatly115716802_fatly
fealty122910222fealty
flatly123110212flatly
gently103710912gently
greatly1137612greatly
heathy156111212heathy
ineptly1245072ineptly
inertly1038542inertly
leally94012612leally
lealty92910602lealty
leanly93811502leanly
mealy104422182mea_ly
meanly115412042meanly
measly113610442measly
meatily12311092meatily
meaty107021312meat_y
meetly1138672meetly
natty85719142n_atty
nearby11356052nearby
neat46356782neat__
neaten64214542neaten
neater64424312neater
neath86020282neat_h
neats55931902neat_s
nebuly1135792nebuly
nelly84618812ne_lly
nestle63013952nestle
nettle64514582nettle
netty85816762ne_tty
newly114610202ne_wly
patly105020582_patly
pearly116414842pearly
peartly1267452peartly
peaty105725692peat_y
pertly115312542pertly
really93315612really
realty92713692realty
vealy115817772vea_ly
weakly1636482weakly
wetly114511712we_tly
yearly125210272yearly

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 Filter178691825510.233766914.2
2DLD Change Limit82551536.64012432.4
3Display Results53530.0331606.1
 (SQL Overall)178691536.90625874.7
 
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