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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 “elflock” 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.

45 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
elflock164297(None) 
elflocks1742741elflocks
earlock1336922earlock
flock144717422__flock
armlock1544313armlock
befleck1843943befleck
block134917843__block
bullock1537193bullock
cellblock1952193cellblock
clock134917983__clock
daglock1544263daglock
deadlock1644233deadlock
defrock1744643defrock
earlocks1435693earlocks
elflike1435133elflike
fetlock1645323fetlock
flack144519413__flack
fleck148213593__fleck
flick145017213__flick
floc95922123__floc_
flocks154713533__flocks
flocky18468423__flocky
flocs105519233__flocs
frock145314653__frock
gunlock1444563gunlock
headlock1844813headlock
hemlock1845633hemlock
hillock1646693hillock
killock1255253killock
lock106134363___lock
mullock1535713mullock
oarlock1336123oarlock
padlock1665813padlock
pollock1546843pollock
relock124713523_relock
rowlock1654783rowlock
schlock18235873schlock
shlock15378193_shlock
shylock1945053shylock
unblock1545793unblock
unfrock1674633unfrock
unlock1248533_unlock
warlock1636293warlock
wedlock1744553wedlock
ziplock2454413ziplock

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027456.00022337.8
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691456.42227824.8
 
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