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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 “kabob” 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.

36 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
kabob13411393(None) 
cabob114616811cabob
kabab134814441kabab
kabobs14439301kabobs
kebob135110921kebob
nabob93913741nabob
abo59045962_abo_
abos67734412_abos
baboo94319502baboo
bob76755672__bob
cabobs124311892cabobs
carob95325222carob
haboob1377882haboob
jabot14321512jabot
kab97145852ka__b
kababs14409772kababs
kabar114815552kabar
kabs107130842kab_s
kaon87521022ka_on
kapok10448782kapok
karoo92519582karoo
kayo116417552kayo_
kayos127714702kayos
kazoo183311532kazoo
kebab134312002kebab
kebobs14427292kebobs
knob107417012k_nob
kob99442382k__ob
kobo107422102kobo_
kobos115616892kobos
labor75117312labor
nabobs10388212nabobs
sabot7931782sabot
skibob1433422skibob
taboo73418092taboo
tabor75518392tabor

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800361.39038705.0
3Display Results36360.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691361.703104927.2
 
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