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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 “hymns” 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.

52 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
hymns133752(None) 
hymens1437991hymens
hymn12311311hymn_
ayins85321612ayins
chymes165912152chymes
cyans105714812cyans
cymas126417882cymas
cymes1210118922cymes
damns84916922damns
gyms107514592gym_s
hames106138702hames
hams96446132ham_s
hemes105031082hemes
hemins113417572hemins
hemps126917332hemps
hems95534942hem_s
hens75642572h_ens
herns84825582herns
hims95230972him_s
hins76447992h_ins
homes106938822homes
homos105921792homos
hons77350782h_ons
horns86125332horns
humans112312432humans
humps126322802humps
hums96831422hum_s
humus106215072humus
huns76136932h_uns
hyena11810252hyena
hyenas1288952hyenas
hying126514742hying
hylas114815902hylas
hymen13311042hymen
hymnal1434912hymnal
hymnals1543532hymnals
hymned1535322hymned
hymnist1546632hymnist
hypes135818672hypes
hypos1312014742hypos
hyps125418412hy_ps
hysons1237632hysons
limns75718392limns
pyins105815862pyins
rhymes14419822rhymes
thymes144810742thymes
thymus14324742thymus
wynns11517472wynns
wyns105717032wy_ns
yens75832262_yens
yins75335122_yins
zymes1924712942zymes

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800521.57634137.1
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691521.88894645.7
 
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