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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 “ridgeline” 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.

35 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
ridgeline1117472(None) 
ridgelines12164291ridgelines
ridgeling12155261ridgeling
ridgelings13172992ridgelings
ridgling11258202ridg_ling
sideline91011092sid_eline
cudgeling1443663cudgeling
dirgelike1543213dirgelike
driveline1345353dri_veline
fidgeting1544523fidgeting
figuline1256033fi_guline
guideline1143983guid_eline
lifeline11167663li_feline
midline102315103mid__line
pipeline12149503pi_peline
redefine1238973red_efine
redline84218833red__line
reguline939503r_eguline
reline65434353r___eline
riddling11249443rid_dling
ridgel8399973ridgel___
ridgels9348023ridgel__s
ridgepole1352013ridgepole
ridging104112983ridg__ing
ridglings12214183ridg_lings
ringlike1336243ring_like
riverine11310803ri_verine
sidelined11125883sid_elined
sideliner10126013sid_eliner
sidelines10109683sid_elines
sideling101012183sid_eling
tidelike1336743tid_elike
timeline1039243ti_meline
wedgelike1842343wedgelike
zibeline1946363zi_beline

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641356.79621871.8
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691357.23224708.4
 
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