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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 “simples” 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.

59 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
simples11301494(None) 
dimples122813211dimples
pimples133012421pimples
rimples113114221rimples
samples112815451samples
similes92915231similes
simple104315171simple_
simpler112910861simpler
simplest122310221simplest
simplex18256391simplex
wimples143311171wimples
crimples14308962crimples
dimple113512792dimple_
dimpled132810302dimpled
fimbles143510662fimbles
fipples14298652fipples
hirples12149642hirples
impales113311762_impales
impels10389522_impels
impled113812512_impled
implies11312122_implies
nipples11319662nipples
pimple123512962pimple_
pimpled14289192pimpled
rimple103814582rimple_
rimpled123311422rimpled
ripples113513292ripples
rumples113313132rumples
sample104215012sample_
sampled123410792sampled
sampler113212012sampler
samplers12299402samplers
semple103212752semple_
sickles133417542sickles
sidles74721152si_dles
simile83115632simile_
simnels976102simnels
simper103616292simp_er
simpers113014122simpers
simplexes2043992simplexes
simplices1546042simplices
simplism14216242simplism
simplist12249682simplist
simply133010522simpl_y
simps94719762simp__s
singles83520432singles
sipes76036952si_p_es
sizzles15349632sizzles
smiles84522292s_miles
staples93617212staples
stipples1247022stipples
supples11511282supples
swiples12339642swiples
swipples1534842swipples
temples112610892temples
tipples112811252tipples
wimbles143010852wimbles
wimple133611362wimple_
wimpled15338822wimpled

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit107671596.21617321.6
3Display Results59590.0461282.6
 (SQL Overall)178691596.87226002.8
 
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