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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 “fouler” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

106 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
fouler9361490(None) 
fouled104315971fouled
fowler123712581fowler
befouler1343922befouler
boiler84319272boiler
boulder103411342boulder
boule74828042boule_
boules84925972boules
bowler114217312bowler
coaler84121712coaler
coiler84421592coiler
cooler84824712cooler
coruler9311712coruler
coulee8323512coulee
coulter94115602coulter
coupler114713012coupler
couter84930222couter
doubler103110082doubler
dourer74215272dourer
douser75621632douser
fabler116115812fabler
faller94621232faller
feeler93215172feeler
feller94419552feller
filer85433002f_iler
filler94623622filler
flouter104311342flouter
fluter95316862fluter
foaled104515962foaled
foamer114714312foamer
focuser12155782focuser
fodder114712112fodder
fogger114414782fogger
foiled104618402foiled
folder104317542folder
foley115222302fo_ley
folles93820472folles
fonder104120062fonder
fondler11348882fondler
fooled104317822fooled
foolery1336692foolery
footer94320772footer
footler104011872footler
foozler19397592foozler
forcer114917342forcer
forger104820772forger
forker134717902forker
former114221402former
foster94322222foster
foul77027582foul__
foulard11257282foulard
foulest10313312foulest
foully1239012foully
fouls87221432foul_s
founder114312572founder
four76226862fou__r
fowled133914102fowled
fowlers133411202fowlers
foxier163910032foxier
foyer116416552fo_yer
fozier183710662fozier
fueler94313932fueler
fuller94220382fuller
fumer105918232f_umer
furler93616402furler
gouger86014362gouger
hauler95015122hauler
holler93520612holler
houser95322282houser
howler123514312howler
joule124918202joule_
joules134116822joules
loller63315282loller
louder74414602louder
louver94110392louver
mauler84416712mauler
moiler84017262moiler
moulder10389802moulder
moulter93812422moulter
mouser85822442mouser
nobler83713452nobler
ogler65917442_ogler
oiler54628282_oiler
outer55633302_outer
poler74431792po_ler
poller83921852poller
pooler83819842pooler
poulter93712012poulter
pourer84516042pourer
pouter83923982pouter
puler74826622_puler
roller63919792roller
rouser65224082rouser
router65025842router
ruler54923342_ruler
souled75419822souled
sourer63620212sourer
souter64225922souter
toiler63918282toiler
toller63819442toller
tooler63818612tooler
tourer64115072tourer
touter63821032touter
wooler93615872wooler
yodler10389942yodler
yowler123310042yowler

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit825511062.98327673.8
3Display Results1061060.0333212.1
 (SQL Overall)1786911063.39252680.1
 
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