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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 “whistlings” 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.

61 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
whistlings174291(None) 
whistling1644731whistling_
whittlings1742221whittlings
chitlings15255902chi_tlings
waistings1352710762waist_ings
waistlines1343892waistlines
whisting15329542whist_ing_
whitings15287062whi_t_ings
whittling1634382whittling_
witlings12328442w_i_tlings
wrestlings1442932wrestlings
brislings12236363bris_lings
bristling1246663bristling_
chiseling1536403chiseling_
chitling142910663chi_tling_
chitlins13289393chi_tlin_s
firstlings1442523firstlings
ghostings1433483ghost_ings
hirelings1365763_hirelings
hissings12556753_his_sings
histing113720373_hist_ing_
hustings12378683_hust_ings
hustling12228793_hustling_
kitlings13318103_ki_tlings
listings93310043_list_ings
nestlings1074313_nestlings
quislings19184713quis_lings
shielings13237123shi_elings
shillings13348093shi_llings
shirtings13276603shirt_ings
twistings13264353twist_ings
waisting123615213waist_ing_
waistline1244173waistlin_e
waitings123413743wai_t_ings
warstling1335063warstling_
westings12429803w_est_ings
whalings15256763wh__alings
wheelings16284933wh_eelings
whiffling2242883whiffling_
whiling143511743whi__ling_
whingdings1941813whingdings
whippings20284183whi_ppings
whirling15237163whi_rling_
whishing18287183whis_hing_
whishting1983563whishting_
whisking19286613whis_king_
whisperings2042213whisperings
whistlers1595163whistl_ers
whistles14108213whistl__es
whitenings1742613whitenings
whitewings2042333whitewings
whiting143311303whi_t_ing_
wildlings14244923w_ildlings
windlings14236723w_indlings
wintling12249923w_intling_
wisting113519743w_ist_ing_
witling113215813w_i_tling_
wittings12328733w_i_ttings
wrastling1335523wrastling_
wrestling1336063wrestling_
writings12298113wri_t_ings

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603615.33026379.5
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691615.76331006.6
 
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