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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 “rimshots” 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.

35 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
rimshots134388(None) 
rimshot1246211rimshot_
airshots1145942airshots
airshot1059493airshot_
airshows1444163airshows
bishops1437033bi_shops
bowshots1645103bowshots
crimsons1245633crims_ons
dipshits1445263dipshits
dramshops1762583dramshops
dropshots1543393dropshots
earshots1146623earshots
eyeshots1453373eyeshots
gumshoes1444123gumshoes
gunshots1244373gunshots
hipshot15106643hipshot_
hotshots1455513hotshots
mishits122513083mi_shits
potshots1346283potshots
ramshorn1343923ramshorn
ramshorns1442913ramshorns
ramsons939563rams_ons
reshoes102316033r_eshoes
reshoots11228413r_eshoots
reshot93519633r_eshot_
reshows132510453r_eshows
respots92912763r_espots
rights104019333ri_gh_ts
rikshaws1852653rikshaws
rimous8311913rim__ous
riots54922013ri___ots
ripstops1265013ripstops
rishis9312453ri_sh_is
shots84730853___shots
upshots1235193_upshots

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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162356.92021121.7
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.10925135.9
 
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