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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forplaceboes” 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.

19 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
placeboes154356(None) 
placebos1443711placebo_s
placebo1343292placebo__
blackboys2243333blackboys
gazeboes2043393_gazeboes
lavaboes1344433_lavaboes
pageboys1643183p_ageboys
placable14169243placable_
placates12311753plac_ates
placeable1536913placeable_
placeless1335613placeless
placemen1445783place_men
placentas1364823placentas
placers114515263place__rs
places104323703plac___es
placets113911223place__ts
playboys1843653pla_yboys
plebes104313623pl__eb_es
poaceous1267173poace_ous

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641196.67322275.0
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691197.10925135.9