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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 “fossicks” 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.

53 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
fossicks1713416(None) 
fossick16134731fossick_
cossacks1645222cossacks
fossicked1942532fossicked
fossicker1843022fossicker
fossickers1942562fossickers
fossils10379012fossi_ls
bossies94116833bossi_es
bossisms1244703bossisms
cassocks1645033cassocks
cossack1545823cossack_
cowlicks1944663cowlicks
dornicks1544403dornicks
dossiers9318043dossiers
dossils8669773dossi_ls
fissions1138033fissions
flicks154512993f__licks
flossies112810123flossi_es
formicas1546003formicas
fornices1369103fornices
fossas94610703foss__as
fosses96022083foss__es
fossicking2042453fossicking
fossil9379353fossi__l
fossilise1243723fossilise
fustics1279593fustic_s
gossips1035903gossi_ps
hassocks1744693hassocks
hoicks15378283ho__icks
hopsacks1944733hopsacks
hospices1587633hospices
joysticks2542623joysticks
lobsticks1773553lobsticks
lopsticks1783603lopsticks
miskicks1544763miskicks
mosaics1138073mosaic_s
mossbacks1943713mossbacks
musicks15297053_musicks
osmics1036463_osmic_s
ossicle944483_ossicle
ossicles1054183_ossicles
rollicks1444893rollicks
sicks115127623___sicks
slicks124816113__slicks
snicks124312473__snicks
spicks144814993__spicks
sticks125118613__sticks
topkicks1542633topkicks
towsacks1744173towsacks
tussocks1443333tussocks
tussucks1442433tussucks
unsticks1436233unsticks
yoicks15375933yo__icks

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162536.21623513.8
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691536.63826919.4
 
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