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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 “hopscotches” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
hopscotches235146(None) 
hopscotched2451281hopscotched
hopscotch2151492hopscotch__
hootches1656973ho___otches
hopscotching2571053hopscotching
scotches15179473___scotches
topstitches1852063topstitches
bescorches1942744_bescorches
hemstitches2152294hemstitches
hooches153812524ho___o_ches
hotches153814364h____otches
hotchpotches236594hotchpotches
outcatches1743784_outcatches
outcoaches1763534_outcoaches
scooches15188414___scooches
scootches1635004___scootches
scorches15189144___scorches
scotched16187934___scotched
scutches15168884___scutches
splotches1643914_sp_lotches
topnotcher1751684top_notcher
topnotchers1851384top_notchers
topstitched1951724topstitched
whipstitches2561394whipstitches

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819248.68617133.2
3Display Results24240.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691249.09219653.7
 
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