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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 “smudging” 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.

31 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
smudging1325572(None) 
sludging11268361sludging
besmudging1782122besmudging
bludging13297462bludging
budging124313022_budging
drudging12256232drudging
fudging133310012_fudging
grudging12255992grudging
judging17337932_judging
kludging15264512kludging
mudding123310812_mudding
mugging122711792_mugging
nudging10328692_nudging
scudding1335672scudding
sledging11288182sledging
slugging11339422slugging
smidgin11335102smidgin_
smidgins12314842smidgins
smudgier1233752smudgier
smudgily1543122smudgily
smuggling1433242smuggling
smushing14287452smushing
smutting11278062smutting
snugging11286932snugging
spudding1335652spudding
stodging11277462stodging
studding1136702studding
studying1335552studying
sudsing92910322s_udsing
surging93115432s_urging
trudging11266442trudging

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 Filter1786911210590.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit121059314.87324842.8
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691315.68531432.0
 
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