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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 “rosewood” 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.

37 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
rosewood124564(None) 
rosewoods1345061rosewoods
moosewood1552642moosewood
roseroot859512roseroot
basswood1494553basswood
bluewood1444003bluewood
bogwood1446413bo_gwood
boxwood2045243bo_xwood
brushwood1842733brushwood
cordwood1565603cordwood
corkwood1885213corkwood
crossword1544023crossword
dogwood1354913do_gwood
dyewood1554143_dyewood
firewood1546303firewood
foreword15118963foreword
greasewood1551473greasewood
ironwood1245183iro_nwood
lacewood1455253lacewood
latewood1255683latewood
logwood1255573lo_gwood
moosewoods1652613moosewoods
pinewood1445403pinewood
porkwood1844463porkwood
redwood1236523r_edwood
resewed113011823resew_ed
reword106321413r__eword
rodeoed937883rode_oed
rosebud1043603rose_bud
rosed65930343rose___d
roseola777053rose_ola
roseroots945293roseroots
roundwood1443263roundwood
sasswood1294273sasswood
softwood1543863softwood
sourwood1244403sourwood
wormwood1743573wormwood

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162376.67321903.5
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691377.09225196.1
 
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