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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 “parrots” 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
parrots931274(None) 
carrots9714621carrots
parrot8320661parrot_
parroty1247861parroty
argots74116032_argots
arrows92813482_arrows
barrets94917102barrets
barrows123411682barrows
carroms11512402carroms
carrot8423122carrot_
carroty1248942carroty
farrows13259782farrows
garrets84413622garrets
garrons82713462garrons
garrote8510102garrote
garrotes969362garrotes
harlots103413292harlots
harrows132611032harrows
karroos1139312karroos
marmots11311512marmots
marrons93216972marrons
marrows122911822marrows
narrows10258842narrows
pardons103817622pardons
parents93418122parents
pareos87023772pareo_s
pargets105215192pargets
pargos95719042pargo_s
parlors9312912parlors
parlous9414292parlous
parols84722612pa_rols
parous84024162pa_rous
parrals94414572parrals
parrels94713492parrels
parries93925842parries
parrokets1543922parrokets
parroted1158842parroted
parroter1058202parroter
parroters1156762parroters
parrs75928672parr__s
parsons93516872parsons
partons94620512partons
parts77743372pa_r_ts
parvos116614752parvo_s
patriots1038052patriots
patrols93513512patrols
patrons93818102patrons
perrons93115482perrons
pierrots1044962pierrots
pyrrols1235402pyrrols
sparrows1344802sparrows
tarots66422992ta_rots
yarrows13277852yarrows

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671533.62629694.2
3Display Results53530.0163312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691534.01544505.9
 
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