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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 “thriftless” 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.

28 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
thriftless164221(None) 
riftless1136942__riftless
shiftless15265302sh_iftless
thriftiest1643112thriftiest
thriftiness1742482thriftiness
thriftlessly2151472thriftlessly
giftless1245173__giftless
hiltless11297123_h_iltless
hitless103211193_h_i_tless
meritless1144593meri_tless
printless1137523_printless
shirtless12266413sh_irtless
shitless11249243sh_i_tless
strifeless1343213strifeless
taintless935743t_aintless
thistles1198233th_istle_s
threadless1442473threadless
thriftier1542853thriftie_r
thrifts1335523thrift___s
thrillers1244473thri_llers
throstles1265903throstle_s
throttlers1352483throttlers
throttles1254353throttle_s
tintless8239863t__intless
triflers113110223t_rif_lers
trifles103814833t_rif_le_s
trustless955953t_rustless
turfless1135533tur_f_less

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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603286.37622051.9
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.84226116.8
 
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