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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 “bandoliers” 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.

30 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
bandoliers134414(None) 
bandoleers1343561bandoleers
bandolier1245281bandolier_
bandoleer1244252bandoleer_
gondoliers1243692gondoliers
abandoners1342473abando_ners
bandagers1335883band_agers
banders104324563band___ers
bandies104124863band__ie_s
bandores11311603bando_re_s
bankrollers1761953bankrollers
bardolaters1452703bardolaters
bondholders1852833bondholders
bundlers11399183bund_l_ers
candlers114214103cand_l_ers
chandeliers1743483chandeliers
condolers122710573condol_ers
dandlers103912053dand_l_ers
gasoliers1044203ga_soliers
gondolier1144723gondolier_
handlers124014143hand_l_ers
handovers16136183hando_vers
landholders1653253landholders
landlers94312833land_l_ers
landlopers1343673landlopers
landowners1443483landowners
mandolines1347103mandolines
mandolins1248433mandoli_ns
randomizers2352353randomizers
sandflies1346513sandflie_s

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603306.15622840.0
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.59227107.3
 
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