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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 “loofa” 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.

53 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
loofa8591281(None) 
loof78141051loof_
loofah12375811loofah
loofas9429831loofas
loofs85623781loofs
aloof83521572aloof_
coof96643272coof_
coofs105924712coofs
goof85436872goof_
goofs94821002goofs
goofy124915622goofy
hoof106036582hoof_
hoofs115721042hoofs
hooka125513902hooka
kloof123812132kloof_
kloofs13386352kloofs
loaf76734902loaf_
loafs85616992loafs
loca65527682l_oca
loft76539142l_oft
logia68116602logia
loo38359822loo__
looby108115622looby
looed64626132looed
looey84822912looey
loofahs13364622loofahs
looie55624242looie
look87333472loo_k
looks95124862looks
loom67035052loo_m
looms75124642looms
loon47344792loo_n
loons55731722loons
loony86918962loony
loop67835012loo_p
loops75723962loops
loopy105316642loopy
loos49051122loo_s
loose56627682loose
loot46955822loo_t
loots55431422loots
lota47233502l_ota
louma76213632louma
luffa11409022luffa
moola75117032moola
poof95541662poof_
poofs105222792poofs
poofy136213272poofy
roof75738832roof_
roofs85321152roofs
sofa75625602_sofa
woof106532422woof_
woofs114918002woofs

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 Filter178691538000.0762351197.4
2DLD Change Limit53800531.68631909.8
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691531.778100501.1
 
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