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

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

17 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
windsurf154316(None) 
windsurfs1641911windsurfs
windburn1442732windburn
windsurfed1851292windsurfed
insure63416603_in_sure
windburns1542213windburns
windburnt1552693windburnt
winder104025263wind_er_
winders113721263wind_ers
windier113412163windier_
winds95425613winds___
windsock1843183windsock
windstorm1542703windstorm
windsurfing1951393windsurfing
windup1235383wind_u_p
windups1334783wind_ups
windward1665513windward

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162177.37619815.9
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691177.79622920.9