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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 “marshalls” 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.

33 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
marshalls144483(None) 
marshall1345481marshall_
marshals1337781marsha_ls
marsalas1038252mars_alas
marshal1238972marsha_l_
marshalcy1951772marshalcy
marshaled1544642marshaled
marshalled1642542marshalled
ashfalls1443433_a_shfalls
carryalls1443523carryalls
catchalls1645493catchalls
darshans1286543darsha_ns
firehalls15105173firehalls
hardballs15115543hardballs
maritally1448233maritally
marsala939583mars_a_la
marseille1154063marseille
marseilles1253533marseilles
marshalcies1851563marshalcies
marshaling1645083marshaling
marshalling1753213marshalling
marshes123615373marsh__es
marshland1543353marshland
marshlands1642763marshlands
marshmallow215683marshmallow
marshmallows226613marshmallows
martially1448183martially
masalas9312053ma_s_alas
miscalls1239003m_iscalls
narwhales1543163narwhales
narwhals1443613narwha_ls
tarsals72512603tars_a_ls
turnhalls1242913turnhalls

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641337.23320550.4
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691337.65623340.0
 
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