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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 “collins” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

80 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
collins9341983(None) 
codlins104116241codlins
colins85229041co_lins
collies94326581collies
bolling103820882bolling
calkins133814872calkins
callans94518472callans
calling103826772calling
callings113613832callings
caplins113515992caplins
carlins93921922carlins
catlins93818842catlins
celling103921262celling
coalbins1237082coalbins
coaling103722822coaling
cocains111313922cocains
cochins141413102cochins
codeins103715482codeins
codlin94516442codlin_
codling114418952codling
codlings123110102codlings
coffins153110192coffins
coiling103723452coiling
coins75834552co__ins
cojoins1638992cojoins
colicins12312852colicins
colics104219902co_lics
colies84837052co_lies
colin76231692co_lin_
collars93816572collars
colleens1036842colleens
collets93517902collets
collide103214792collide
collides113214472collides
collie83621992colli_e
collied103316672collied
collier93618152collier
colliers103613582colliers
collinses1138282collinses
collinsia11123782collinsia
colloids11310172colloids
collops112611752collops
collying14319552collying
colons86028682co_lons
columns1136472columns
complins14313112complins
conins84327232co_nins
coolies93824962coolies
cooling103422572cooling
cortins92421332cortins
coulis84018762couli_s
cousins9516002cousins
covins114618062co_vins
cowling134017422cowling
cowlings14359782cowlings
cullies94419962cullies
culling103921302culling
cullions10219222cullions
cullis84115992culli_s
cyclins1438302cyclins
cymlins1436692cymlins
dollies83620982dollies
dolling93817372dolling
follies103618942follies
follis93113902folli_s
goblins1039242goblins
hollies103420812hollies
jollies143516272jollies
lollies73116922lollies
lolling83415782lolling
mollies93420232mollies
moulins9312702moulins
oleins6313522_oleins
oodlins83210512oodlins
pollens93713302pollens
polling102920382polling
poplins11313152poplins
rolling83620412rolling
rollings9419952rollings
tolling83418562tolling

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671803.36032044.9
3Display Results80800.0332424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691803.76647448.5
 
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