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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 “sallowed” 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.

42 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
sallowed1214903(None) 
allowed111610081_allowed
fallowed15127751fallowed
hallowed15179491hallowed
sallower11139501sallower
shallowed1655081shallowed
swallowed1663581swallowed
tallowed12157711tallowed
wallowed15148161wallowed
alloyed11158032_alloyed
balloted1189042balloted
bellowed14158602bellowed
billowed14137062billowed
callower13159072callower
disallowed1543262disallowed
fellowed15136832fellowed
followed15146272followed
galloped12107152galloped
halloaed121510152halloaed
halloed113314912hallo_ed
hallooed12168772hallooed
hallower14139812hallower
hollowed15157022hollowed
mellowed14166922mellowed
pillowed14156382pillowed
sallied83316952sall_ied
sallow94315752sallow__
sallowest1246562sallowest
sallowly14344832sallowly
sallows103915552sallow_s
sallowy13369342sallow_y
salvoed11307062salvo_ed
scalloped1444462scalloped
shallower1555672shallower
slalomed1134282slalomed
slowed104617072s__lowed
swallower1554332swallower
unallowed1344412unallowed
walloped14146832walloped
wallower14158932wallower
willowed15156762willowed
yellowed15185742yellowed

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059423.36036029.5
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691423.76347486.3
 
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