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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 “glossies” 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.

37 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
glossies9331125(None) 
flossies112810121flossies
glassies94012271glassies
glosses84014121gloss_es
glossier9358201glossier
glossiest10277941glossiest
bossies94116832_bossies
floosies113210232floosies
flosses103411972floss_es
flossie10337442flossie_
flossier11326972flossier
flossiest12296802flossiest
glasses84414272glass_es
glassie8329492glassie_
glassier9289082glassier
glassiest10279252glassiest
glassines10278042glassines
glories81915922glo_ries
glossae8477282glossae_
glossaries1144512glossaries
glossas8438192gloss_as
glossed94410072gloss_ed
glossemes1243782glossemes
glosser83410812gloss_er
glossers9319052glossers
glossily1235092glossily
glossina9275542glossina
glossinas10214142glossinas
glossiness11284992glossiness
glossing10278882glossing
glossitis10143592glossitis
gossips1035902g_ossips
grosses84517682gross_es
gussies82813302g_ussies
lassies74420102_lassies
losses65925232_loss_es
prossies101515232prossies

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911210590.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit121059377.75015620.5
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691378.31221498.0
 
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