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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 “eardrops” 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.

64 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
eardrops116530(None) 
eardrop1065221eardrop_
teardrops1263291teardrops
airdrops1144342airdrops
eardrums11524482eardrums
eyedrops1443162eyedrops
hardtops1444842hardtops
paradrops1444962paradrops
teardrop1153102teardrop_
airdrop1044423airdrop_
andros7313303_andro_s
ardors74416873_ard_ors
arduous837613_arduous
arrows92813483_ar_rows
backdrops20144403backdrops
barhops14288113bar_hops
barrows123411683bar_rows
baudrons1135763baudrons
caldrons1138063caldrons
caltrops12307863caltrops
cardons104519943card_ons
cardoons113411943cardoons
carhops14329703car_hops
carroms11512403car_roms
carrots9714623car_rots
dewdrops1542963dewdrops
drops85719503___drops
eardrum10135423eardr_um
earflaps1342553earflaps
earlaps936393ear_laps
earldoms1144223earldoms
earshots1146623earshots
earworms1346783earworms
eavesdrops1651163eavesdrops
errors63311313e_r_rors
farrows13259783far_rows
garrons82713463gar_rons
gumdrops1442823gumdrops
hadrons113314303ha_drons
hardtop1345053hardtop_
harrows132611033har_rows
hydrops16197413_hydrops
karroos1139313kar_roos
ladrons83813193la_drons
lardons83914493lard_ons
lardoons9398483lardoons
larrups934733lar_rups
marrons93216973mar_rons
marrows122911823mar_rows
meandrous1245013meandrous
narrows10258843nar_rows
outdrops1136543outdrops
paradrop1344603paradrop_
pardons103817623pard_ons
parrots9312743par_rots
raindrops1242813raindrops
sundrops1145823sundrops
tardyons1244613tardyons
wardress12256163wardress
wardrobe1464133wardrobe
wardrobes1583793wardrobes
wardroom1445043wardroom
wardrooms1544183wardrooms
yarrows13277853yar_rows

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162647.43619656.0
3Display Results64640.0331939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691647.90522604.8
 
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