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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 “flyboats” 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.

43 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
flyboats164386(None) 
flyboat1546001flyboat_
faltboats1444072faltboats
flatboats1444482flatboats
floats96816252fl__oats
flybelts1682752flybelts
flyboys18112942flybo_ys
foldboats1543712foldboats
slyboots1343382slyboots
airboats1047283airboats
bloats85215763bl__oats
boats75635153___boats
bumboats1445183bumboats
catboats1247873catboats
faltboat1346233faltboat_
ferryboats1851593ferryboats
fireboats1446413fireboats
flatboat1346473flatboat_
flats86429743fl___ats
float85928573fl__oat_
floaty124210943fl__oaty
flotas94013003fl__otas
flouts94315273fl__outs
flyaways2042813flyaways
flybelt1594453flybelt_
flyblows1942013flyblows
flyboy17113913flybo__y
flybys1792773flyb__ys
flyoffs1542253fly_offs
flypast1583753fly_past
flypasts1662433flypasts
flytraps1642963flytraps
flyways19133853fly_ways
foldboat1445243foldboat_
fylfots1642423fylfo_ts
gloats74515423gl__oats
gunboats1144823gunboats
iceboats1244973iceboats
jollyboats2272323jollyboats
pigboats1344523pigboats
rowboats1384843rowboats
towboats1395333towboats
tugboats11154103tugboats

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162436.34623032.1
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691436.77926359.5
 
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