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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 “dartboards” 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.

41 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
dartboards144388(None) 
dartboard1344251dartboard_
cardboards1645332cardboards
dashboards1743482dashboards
garboards1346362gar_boards
hardboards1745162hardboards
larboards1246982lar_boards
backboards2146193backboards
bargeboards1752643bargeboards
baseboards1545213baseboards
callboards1544973callboards
cardboard1545863cardboard_
cartloads1244523cartloa_ds
corkboards1944113corkboards
darbars10510093dar_b_ar_s
dashboard1643803dashboard_
dastards10278083dast__ards
duckboards2042723duckboards
earthwards1753133earthwards
fallboards1644433fallboards
fireboards1645433fireboards
footboards1644083footboards
fretboards1643673fretboards
garboard1247243gar_board_
hardboard1645583hardboard_
lapboards14105373la_pboards
larboard1157663lar_board_
outboards1246213_outboards
packboards2144443packboards
pasteboards1653183pasteboards
preboards1446423_preboards
reboards1138773__reboards
sailboards1345483sailboards
starboards1365303star_boards
surfboards1643683surfboards
tackboards1944363tackboards
tagboards1345133ta_gboards
tailboards1345083tailboards
wakeboards2044493wakeboards
wallboards1644453wallboards
washboards1944093washboards

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603415.83024117.2
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.24928595.1
 
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