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

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

21 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
wellborn134338(None) 
belabor1136293belabor_
belabors1236403belabors
bellbird1343823bellbird
bellboy1445123bellbo_y
bellboys1544523bellboys
bellwort1348773bellwort
bullhorn1344463bullhorn
hellbox1944983hellbo_x
hellebore1444153hellebore
hellion10311133hellio_n
newborn1244273ne_wborn
reborn810016953re__born
stillborn1142743stillborn
wallboard1545023wallboard
weldor10317653we_ldor_
weldors11238003we_ldors
wellcurb1551713wellcurb
welldoer1243473welldoer
welldoers1343193welldoers
wellhole1444203wellhole

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162217.29620033.2
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691217.46823927.6