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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 “footpaces” 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.

39 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
footpaces164464(None) 
footpace1544491footpace_
footraces1446711footraces
bootlaces1345032bootlaces
footages1239052foot_ages
footpads1443982footpa_ds
footpaths1762992footpaths
footrace1346412footrace_
outpaces122411942_outpaces
bootjacks2443333bootjacks
bootlace1245403bootlace_
flotages1237163flot_ages
footage1148843foot_age_
footbags1444523footba_gs
footballs1445363footballs
footbaths1763093footbaths
footfalls1544593footfalls
footies103721543foot__ies
footles103715713foot__les
footmarks1843583footmarks
footnotes1244323footnotes
footpad1343903footpa__d
footpath1663843footpa_th
footropes1446413footropes
footsies1139643foot_sies
footwalls1544383footwalls
footways1744873footwa_ys
forefaces1747133forefaces
frontpages1692643frontpages
frottages1384993frottages
outfaces132311393_outfaces
outpace112613023_outpace_
outpaced13269793_outpaced
outplaces1347743_outplaces
outraces102217863_outraces
postfaces1656273postfaces
rootages939103root_ages
toothaches1852803toothaches
woolpacks2042593woolpacks

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641397.34320242.5
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.81222873.9
 
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