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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 “rowdiness” 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.

25 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
rowdiness139623(None) 
dowdiness1485691dowdiness
bawdiness15235542bawdiness
broodiness1344652broodiness
downiness13106712downiness
drowsiness1443642drowsiness
growliness1494072growliness
jowliness1934852jowliness
lowliness1236402lowliness
moldiness12227052moldiness
moodiness12197592moodiness
randiness102511442randiness
readiness102611852readiness
reediness10239612reediness
rockiness15237832rockiness
roominess1157302roominess
rootiness979062rootiness
ropiness102311072ro_piness
rosiness82613172ro_siness
rowdies113112692rowdi_e_s
rowdiest12259212rowdi_est
rowdinesses1536962rowdinesses
ruddiness1135122ruddiness
woodiness13147872woodiness
wordiness13138632wordiness

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.533335255.2
2DLD Change Limit121436253.11039046.9
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691253.65948836.0
 
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