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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 “chocolates” 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.

35 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
chocolates174678(None) 
chocolate1647411chocolate_
chocolatey2053511chocolatey
chocolatier1862782chocolatier
chocolatiers1971602chocolatiers
chocolaty1954052chocolat_y
cholates132414762ch__olates
apocopates1644953apocopates
calculates1498703calculates
checkmates2343383checkmates
chelates132713843ch__elates
chicalotes17163563chicalotes
chlorates142512273ch_lorates
cholate122114933ch__olate_
chordates1547683cho_rdates
chromates16313113ch_romates
circulates1489283circulates
cocomats1449403c_ocomat_s
cocottes1238303c_oco_ttes
cocreates132611883c_ocreates
cohobates1646523c_ohobates
collates103019143c_o_llates
colocates13312853c_olocates
conflates14311133c_onflates
copulates132612463c_opulates
corelates11314863c_orelates
coronates1110816923c_oronates
corotates112714283c_orotates
crocoites1347463croco_ites
inoculates1248703inoculates
percolates14410423percolates
phenolates1547023phenolates
phonolites1547653phonolites
rhodolites1444373rhodolites
schoolmates1853643scho_olmates

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603356.87320457.3
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.29524495.0
 
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