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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 “blacktails” 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.

27 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
blacktails184368(None) 
blackmails2043091blackmails
blacktail1743751blacktail_
blackballs2043962blackballs
blackmail1943202blackmail_
bucktails1743552b_ucktails
backhauls2044863b_ackhauls
backstairs1844473b_ackstairs
bangtails1243593b_angtails
blackball1944523blackba_ll
blackcaps2143353blackca_ps
blackdamps2352183blackdamps
blackfaces2343563blackfaces
blackfins2054393black_fins
blackflies2143733blackflies
blackjacks2653123blackjacks
blacklands1944123blacklands
blackmailed2252013blackmailed
blackmailer2152063blackmailer
blackmailers2251673blackmailers
blackpolls2062323blackpolls
blacktops1943373blackt_ops
brantails1146313bra_ntails
bucktail1653913b_ucktail_
cocktails1744933_cocktails
ducktails1652813_ducktails
mocktails1743393_mocktails

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603276.00023433.8
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.43927751.4
 
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