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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 “wadder” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

129 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
wadder11421548(None) 
adder75419591_adder
badder103817511badder
gadder93714711gadder
ladder84617621ladder
madder103515591madder
padder103415491padder
sadder82916971sadder
wadded124014171wadded
wadders123812441wadders
waddler124010791waddler
wader95325371wa_der
wander104423711wander
warder104020271warder
wedder113612301wedder
widder112913971widder
added84918432_added
adders84315702_adders
aider65431142_aider
alder65421912_alder
awarder1135892awarder
badger105415082badger
balder95318862balder
bander93928222bander
bedder104215792bedder
bidder104114862bidder
bladder11429152bladder
budder104314812budder
cadger105013912cadger
carder94524182carder
codder104416342codder
dander811222992dander
dodder94712912dodder
faddier1237782faddier
fader94421512fa_der
fodder114712112fodder
gadded103913172gadded
gadders103611502gadders
gander84322762gander
gladder10398312gladder
hander104526432hander
harder105022402harder
judder15439422judder
kidder123811112kidder
ladders94115172ladders
lader65633722la_der
ladler74314932ladler
lander74028492lander
larder73720972larder
lauder73815012lauder
madded113513552madded
madden103912522madden
madders113513212madders
mudder104413492mudder
nodder84811942nodder
odder74515392_odder
padded114113502padded
padders113312872padders
paddler113711552paddler
pander93725532pander
radded94716492radded
raider74318742raider
redder83918142redder
ridder84015142ridder
rudder83812802rudder
sadden83212402sadden
saddler93811962saddler
sander74828532sander
tedder83312162tedder
twaddler13314642twaddler
udder76314282_udder
wacker154920122wacker
waddie114013322waddie
waddied13358562waddied
waddies124214752waddies
waddle114715302waddle
waddled133611642waddled
waddlers13298332waddlers
waddles124314842waddles
waddly14478722waddly
waddy135312992wadd_y
wade85237072wa_de_
waded106024752wa_ded
waders109120652wa_ders
wades95634142wa_des
wadies105121202wadies
wadmel1235522wadmel
wadset10314302wadset
wafer114417652wa_fer
wafter124114612wafter
wager95925062wa_ger
wagger113616012wagger
wailer93720332wailer
waiter94321252waiter
waiver124212712waiver
waker125526602wa_ker
waler84229292wa_ler
walker133914002walker
wanders114221332wanders
wanier93920682wanier
wanker134219972wanker
wanner94019622wanner
wanter94423052wanter
warded115021042warded
warden104515512warden
warders113416812warders
warier93722892warier
warmer113816732warmer
warner93717222warner
warper114015582warper
washer124720392washer
waster95228942waster
water84733322wa_ter
watter93221982watter
waver115025712wa_ver
wavier124613082wavier
waxer154317492wa_xer
waxier16439902waxier
wedded123811842wedded
wedders123610722wedders
weeder103315512weeder
welder102914412welder
widders123512272widders
wider94826362w_ider
wilder103616472wilder
winder104025262winder
wonder103617812wonder
yarder103813972yarder
zander163417112zander

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit825511292.54632423.8
3Display Results1291290.0304300.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911293.01259326.4
 
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