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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 “iceboats” 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.

39 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
iceboats124497(None) 
iceboat1147161iceboat_
fireboats1446412fireboats
iceboater1343092iceboater
iceboaters1442442iceboaters
iceboxes1943532iceboxes
lifeboats1443412lifeboats
acrobats1258343acrobats
airboats1047283airboats
bareboats1345833bareboats
boats75635153___boats
bumboats1445183bumboats
catboats1247873catboats
ceboids1237653_ceboids
coats75635003_c__oats
cockboats1945313cockboats
eyebolts1343483eyebolts
fireboat1349093fireboat_
firebrats1445883firebrats
flyboats1643863flyboats
gunboats1144823gunboats
icebergs1341963icebergs
iceboating1543353iceboating
iceboatings1651453iceboatings
icebound1343423icebound
icebox1753083icebo__x
icecaps1343863ice_caps
keelboats1542743keelboats
lifeboat1344933lifeboat_
ocelots977233ocelo_ts
picketboats216973picketboats
pigboats1344523pigboats
reboots93512093_reboots
recoats92616643_recoats
riverboats1552763riverboats
rowboats1384843rowboats
sauceboats1452533sauceboats
towboats1395333towboats
tugboats11154103tugboats

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162397.75018859.6
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691398.18921820.9
 
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