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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordovetailed” 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.

18 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
dovetailed154220(None) 
detailed10319872d__etailed
dovetail1244392dovetail__
dovetails1343812dovetail_s
bobtailed1443193bo_btailed
cocktailed1942743cocktailed
coveralled1644183coveralled
covetable1648163covetable_
derailed102410403d__erailed
detailer9268673d__etailer
detained103111643d__etained
disentailed1354603disentailed
dovetailing1642513dovetailing
overalled1339073_overalled
overtoiled1446293_overtoiled
ponytailed1652283ponytailed
retailed94113963__retailed
toenailed1043483to_enailed

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 Limit140603186.25022496.5
3Display Results18180.0161125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691186.67226782.2