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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 “moonwards” 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.

41 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
moonwards157420(None) 
moonward1474471moonward_
downwards1743832downwards
manwards1447612m_anwards
moonwalks1842542moonwalks
moonworts1444742moonworts
onwards1137172__onwards
cookwares1844803cookwares
cowards1339613_co_wards
dooryards1443263dooryards
downward1644443downward_
forwards1537043_forwards
frontwards1742343frontwards
homewards1844523homewards
inwards1138343__inwards
ironwares1244553ironwares
loanwords1343943loanwords
mansards1148013m_ansards
manward1349093m_anward_
misawards1563793misawards
moldwarps1741683moldwarps
monads94515303m_on_a_ds
monarda1046613m_on_arda
monardas1145713m_on_ardas
monocarps1595643monocarps
mooners94015343moon_er_s
moonports1344403moonports
moonsails1144493moonsails
moonseeds1243033moonseeds
moonwalk1742943moonwa_lk
moonwort1367813moonwor_t
moorlands1244203moorlands
moorworts1443893moorworts
mopboards1643753mopboards
nonwars10109003_nonwar_s
nonwords1247463_nonwords
onward1039053__onward_
outwards1299123_outwards
poniards1145823_poniards
sunwards1236443_sunwards
towards1138783_to_wards

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641416.31323545.2
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691416.73226543.5
 
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