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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forspellbind” 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.

19 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
spellbind144216(None) 
spellbinds1551431spellbinds
spellbinder1651202spellbinder
spellbound1551402spellbound
spelling113315232spell_ing
bellbird1343823_bellbird
selling83225833s_ell_ing
shelling123515213shell_ing
smelling113712723smell_ing
snelling93913563snell_ing
spalling113213463spall_ing
speeling112713123speel_ing
speiling113612973speil_ing
spellbinders1751083spellbinders
spellbinding1861153spellbinding
spelled103714743spell__ed
spellings12296553spell_ings
spilling113113943spill_ing
swelling123212753swell_ing

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641197.56319653.7
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691197.98622375.5