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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 “hellbox” 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.

82 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
hellbox194498(None) 
bellboy1445122bellboy
hellboxes2154292hellboxes
hellion10311132hellion
hello86522982hell_o_
hellos95321682hell_os
pillbox1843412pillbox
belabor1136293belabor
bellboys1544523bellboys
bellhop1445053bellhop
bellow114213353bell_ow
bollox1548743boll_ox
callboy1465833callboy
cello74919583cell_o_
cellos84517803cell_os
coalbox1844113coalbox
elbow10117703_e_lbow
feedbox2052663feedbox
felloe93513923fell_oe
fellow123712743fell_ow
gearbox1742953gearbox
hallo85127553hall_o_
halloa94918123hall_oa
halloo95118973hall_oo
halloos103716743halloos
hallos95425103hall_os
hallot95426783hall_ot
hallow124818323hall_ow
hallux1637363hall_ux
hatbox1835133h_atbox
helicon1237643helicon
helio85321193he_lio_
helios94816633he_lios
helix154413013he_l_ix
hell75637893hell___
hellbent1345743hellbent
hellbroth1752553hellbroth
hellcat12410173hellcat
hellebore1444153hellebore
helled104024703hell_ed
heller93322513hell_er
helleri10389973helleri
hellers103619833hellers
hellery13329213hellery
hellhole1445243hellhole
helling114623223helling
hellions11310023hellions
hellish13310723hellish
helloed113512423helloed
helloes103717463helloes
hells85032043hell__s
helluva1353533helluva
helo75332853he_l_o_
helos84928063he_l_os
helot85332683he_l_ot
hillo84721653hill_o_
hilloa94713033hill_oa
hillos94618893hill_os
hilltop1244783hilltop
hollo84822163holl_o_
holloa94914823holl_oa
holloo94415253holl_oo
holloos104013583holloos
hollos95320633holl_os
hollow124212663holl_ow
hotbox1835703h_otbox
hullo84417453hull_o_
hulloa95011183hull_oa
hulloo94511733hull_oo
hulloos104010073hulloos
hullos94916293hull_os
jello126716273jell_o_
jellos134714283jell_os
mailbox1853563mailbox
mellow114112223mell_ow
pegbox1844013pe_gbox
saltbox1643743saltbox
tallboy1265143tallboy
teabox1536013te_abox
toolbox1653633toolbox
wellborn1343383wellborn
yellow12429883yell_ow

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 Filter1786911340270.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit134027826.98619185.1
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691827.17224915.1
 
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