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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 “scolded” 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.

43 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
scolded1135886(None) 
scalded11409761scalded
scolder103210341scolder
codded114515302_codded
coded95433182_co_ded
colder95121852_colder
coled85540762_col_ed
corded105923352_corded
folded114212792_folded
molded104414082_molded
scaled94822442scal_ed
scalped124411992scalped
scended11329872scended
scoffed16266182scoffed
scold85414862scol__d
scolders11288992scolders
scolds95011232scold_s
scolex1538242scol_ex
sconced12359172sconced
scooped124611752scooped
scooted103612282scooted
scoped115116662sco_ped
scored94621132sco_red
scorned10229952scorned
scoured103811152scoured
scouted104112032scouted
scowder13286872scowder
scowed124413832sco_wed
scowled13398192scowled
scrolled1137062scrolled
scudded12215932scudded
sculked14307182sculked
sculled102911692sculled
sculped12398252sculped
seconded1236362seconded
smolder10327752smolder
snooded94110362snooded
sodded94113302s_odded
solder73921342s_older
soled65835172s_ol_ed
soloed74515742s_oloed
solved105312932s_olved
stoled74521592stol_ed

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671433.16034073.1
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691433.56350151.8
 
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