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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 “outwhirling” 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.

31 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
outwhirling184246(None) 
outwiling1337462outw_i_ling
outwilling1445802outw_illing
outcharging1843783outcharging
outcharming1943583outcharming
outchiding1745183outchi_ding
outfiring1338163out_fir_ing
outhitting1446333out_hitting
outhowling1745183out_howling
outkilling1545263out_killing
outsailing1137563outsai_ling
outshining1446533outshi_ning
outsmiling1345743outsmi_ling
outthieving1842453outthieving
outthinking1943653outthinking
outwaiting1446733outwai_ting
outwarring1445363outw_arring
outwearing1437183outwear_ing
outwearying1843203outwearying
outweighing1942743outweighing
outwhirl1443183outwhirl___
outwhirled1742373outwhirl_ed
outwhirls1542363outwhirl__s
outwinding1545653outw_inding
outwishing1765793outw_ishing
outwitting1445553outw_itting
outworking1845493outw_orking
outwriting1447183outwri_ting
thirling12248583__t_hirling
twirling12246243__tw_irling
whirling15237163___whirling

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121633314.70625846.4
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691315.12234887.0
 
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