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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 “foibles” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
foibles123885(None) 
foible11410381foible_
bibles104617642_bibles
bobbles104514912bobbles
cobbles133814822cobbles
cobles104622882co_bles
doubles103113352doubles
edibles1048002edibles
fables114921672f_ables
failles102914132failles
fibres114312122f_ibres
files85441272f_i_les
filles94224522f_illes
fimbles143510662fimbles
foiled104618402foi_led
foils85025812foi_l_s
folles93820472fo_lles
fondles113512612fondles
footles103715712footles
foozles19329542foozles
fribbles15287712fribbles
fumbles143514412fumbles
gobbles123512582gobbles
hobbles143313782hobbles
mobiles112813122mobiles
nobbles114014522nobbles
nobles83319722no_bles
nombles113212342nombles
robles85321692ro_bles
roubles93413512roubles
toiles63923512toi_les
voiles94616442voi_les
wobbles143412432wobbles

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 Filter1786911076710.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit107671336.62316257.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.40524131.1
 
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