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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 “iceboat” 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.

40 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
iceboat114716(None) 
iceboats1244971iceboats
fireboat1349092fireboat
iceboater1343092iceboater
icebox1753082icebo_x
lifeboat1344932lifeboat
acrobat11411813acrobat
airboat9512133airboat
bareboat1249943bareboat
boat66360313___boat
bumboat1349023bumboat
catboat11412243catboat
ceboid11310653_ceboid
coat67558353_c__oat
cockboat1857393cockboat
eyebolt1246363eyebolt
fireboats1446413fireboats
firebrat1348143firebrat
flyboat1546003flyboat
gunboat1047363gunboat
iceberg1242293iceberg
iceboaters1442443iceboaters
iceboating1543353iceboating
icebound1343423icebound
iceboxes1943533iceboxes
icecap1245223ice_cap
iceman1037853ice_man
keelboat1464323keelboat
lifeboats1443413lifeboats
ocelot8813383ocelo_t
picketboat2051813picketboat
pigboat1247823pigboat
reboant9315093_reboant
reboot84119333_reboot
recoat84024273_recoat
riverboat1444233riverboat
rowboat1267983rowboat
sauceboat1353783sauceboat
towboat1258303towboat
tugboat10126103tugboat

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 Filter1786911340270.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit134027407.17318684.9
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.64223382.8
 
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