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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 “sniffles” 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.

34 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
sniffles1425772(None) 
skiffles18265711skiffles
snaffles14246041snaffles
sniffle13287651sniffle_
sniffled15276441sniffled
sniffler14296831sniffler
snifflers15275051snifflers
snuffles14318411snuffles
piffles15368772_piffles
riffles133911172_riffles
scuffles16287862scuffles
shuffles17297782shuffles
skiffle17225202skiffle_
skiffled19244422skiffled
skiffless19243052skiffless
snaffle13216252snaffle_
snaffled15285212snaffled
sniffed14318182sniff_ed
sniffer13318902sniff_er
sniffers14257122sniffers
sniffier14356642sniffier
sniffiest15236002sniffiest
sniffly16265642sniffl_y
sniffs12378842sniff__s
sniggles10307312sniggles
snuffle13267832snuffle_
snuffled15277032snuffled
snuffler14317412snuffler
snufflers15285222snufflers
souffles14298122souffles
spiffies16277992spiffies
stiffies14258382stiffies
stifles103013392sti_fles
whiffles2034262whiffles

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit121059344.14329220.1
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691344.60938770.0
 
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