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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 “bookcase” 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.

32 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
bookcase164388(None) 
bookcases1743871bookcases
backcast1887673backcast
blockade1744033blockade
blockage1744103blockage
bookable16127003bookable
bookers134016613bookers_
bookie123516003book__ie
bookies133819403bookies_
bookish163610023book_ish
booklice1644753booklice
booklore1445003booklore
booklouse1543213booklouse
bookmaker1643633bookmaker
bookman15136483bookma_n
bookmark1543343bookmark
bookoos1337503bookoos_
bookplate1743063bookplate
bookrack1544033bookrack
bookrest1436493bookrest
books115729713book__s_
bootlace1245403bootlace
boscage1276533b_oscage
boskage1465413bosk_age
brocade1238533bro_cade
brockage1744743brockage
brokage1436673brok_age
cookware1744723cookware
hookas135312503hook_as_
hooknose1544273hooknose
notecase1044823notecase
showcase1643123showcase

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162327.25020160.3
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.68923239.8
 
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