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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 “hooknose” 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.

34 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
hooknose154427(None) 
hooknosed1742411hooknosed
hooknoses1644351hooknoses
hawknose1842322hawknose
hognose11117242h_ognose
bookcase1643883bookcase
booklore1445003booklore
booklouse1543213booklouse
bookoos1337503bookoos_
conenose1078593conenose
cookhouse1844933cookhouse
footnote1144933footnote
hardnose1245723hardnose
hawknoses1942413hawknoses
hognoses12108133h_ognoses
hoodoos11109293hoodoos_
hookahs17446653hookahs_
hookas135312493hook_as_
hookers144916513hookers_
hookeys17448953hookeys_
hookies144017443hookies_
hookiest152712103hookiest
hookless151238363hookless
hooklike1435123hooklike
hooks125027123hook__s_
hookups1633263hookups_
hookworm2044123hookworm
hoopoe11911233hoo_po_e
hoopoes121212483hoo_poes
hoopoos1298543hoopoos_
prognose1146463prognose
rockrose1444953rockrose
woodnote1244153woodnote
zoonoses1746203zoo_noses

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162347.07620656.0
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.24824653.8
 
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