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

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

14 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
whiteface206244(None) 
whitefaces2162511whitefaces
shitfaced1842143shit_faced
wheyface2261563wh_eyface
whitebait1753503whitebait
whitecap1842723whiteca_p
whitecaps1942773whitecaps
whitefish2143073whitefish
whiteflies1942223whiteflies
whitefly2042513whitef_ly
whitetail1543163whitetail
whitewall1852783whitewall
whitewash2152703whitewash
whitrack2043533whit_rack

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641147.00021234.4
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691147.43624030.5