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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 “cordovan” 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
cordovan144429(None) 
cordovans1543681cordovans
cordoba1255742cordoba_
cordobas1345802cordobas
cordon95017292cordo__n
caravan1239233car_avan
cardigan1245613cardigan
cardon94120853cardo__n
cardoon104813813cardo_on
codon86522853co_do__n
codriven1444393codriven
codrove1336423codrov_e
corban10314693cor__ban
cordial10312943cord_ial
cordoned12229613cordoned
cordoning1338063cordoning
cordons104415763cordo_ns
cordwain1444413cordwain
cormorant1348573cormorant
corona83817403cor_ona_
coronae94214893cor_onae
coronal94115763cor_onal
coronas93916913cor_onas
corpora1139353corpora_
corporal1248513corporal
corposant1347093corposant
corpsman1445133corpsman
corrival1346153corrival
jordan1468063jord__an
lordoma1056043lordoma_
lordomas1145083lordomas
ortolan747083_ortolan

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 Limit146162327.06320694.0
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.49923828.6
 
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