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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 “shapeliness” 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.

26 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
shapeliness166316(None) 
shapeless1435572shapel__ess
shapeliest1544972shapeli_est
shapelinesses1843412shapelinesses
stateliness1144232stateliness
ghastliness1542643ghastliness
happiness1636003_hap_piness
homeliness1545763_homeliness
paperiness1446133_paperiness
sappiness1337443s_ap_piness
scaliness1149303sca__liness
shabbiness1743133sha_bbiness
shadeless1335733shadel__ess
shadiness1337463sha__diness
shadowiness1842113shadowiness
shagginess1543933sha_gginess
shakiness1637083sha__kiness
shameless1435923shamel__ess
shapelessness1754963shapelessness
shapelier1444463shapeli_e_r
shavelings1743503shavelin_gs
shorelines1346143shoreline_s
snappiness1443833snap_piness
soapiness1138293soap__iness
steeliness1046793s_teeliness
tapelines1138463_tapeline_s

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633264.94024622.1
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.34633425.2
 
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