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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 “hammal” 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.

41 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
hammal13451206(None) 
haemal113811641haemal
hamal104623111ha_mal
hammals14409221hammals
hammam12419331hammam
mammal95112751mammal
chasmal14158212chasmal
dammar11438902dammar
gamma106116102gamma_
gammas115714692gammas
gimmal11247512gimmal
hadal95518122ha_dal
halal85623592ha_lal
hallal94415562hallal
halma108219252halma_
halmas117017892halmas
hamals114816822ha_mals
hamaul114210872hamaul
hammada1545092hammada
hammams13386442hammams
hammed144116972hammed
hammer138120032hammer
hammily1736062hammily
hammy155113432hamm_y
hamza19139772hamza_
hamzah23135562hamzah
hamzas20119012hamzas
hartal9415472hartal
hazmat20312262hazmat
hemal104419802h_emal
hiemal11339502hiemal
hymnal1434912hymnal
mamma86317912mamma_
mammae94613212mammae
mammals10389272mammals
mammas94616402mammas
ramal74622242ra_mal
sambal105215182sambal
shammas14358722shammas
tamal73522622ta_mal
wadmal1237282wadmal

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit82551412.36034979.2
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691412.49971505.0
 
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