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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 “collieries” 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.

42 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
collieries124833(None) 
colliers103613582collier__s
soldieries1145592soldieries
celeries10316313c_el_eries
clowneries1544743clowneries
coalifies1439113coali_fies
colleges112410523coll_e_ges
colliders12298073collider__s
collides113214473colli__des
collier93618153collier___
colliery13307363collier__y
collies94326583coll___ies
colligates1347713colligates
collimates1447973collimates
collinses1138283colli_nses
collinsias12143893collinsias
colloquies2144093colloquies
concierges1544553concierges
congeries12316403co_ngeries
conniveries1644703conniveries
cookeries151210633co_okeries
cooperies131113313co_operies
cordierites1454053cordierites
coteries10422703co__teries
cousinries1244693cousinries
currieries1244533currieries
cutleries1179213cutl_eries
cycleries1647033cycl_eries
drolleries1145443droll_eries
fooleries1248743fool_eries
fulleries1248723full_eries
galleries10311703gall_eries
helleries122611683hell_eries
hosieries1249213ho_sieries
jolliers15357433jollier__s
jollifies1945553jolli_fies
jollities1647873jolli_ties
milliaries1248243milliaries
millineries1355483millineries
mollifies1447553molli_fies
sculleries1244833scull_eries
voleries11313233vo_l_eries

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603425.90623806.8
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.32828238.1
 
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