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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 “sandboxes” 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.

39 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
sandboxes194446(None) 
bandboxes2143791bandboxes
saltboxes1853082saltboxes
sandbox1744802sandbox__
soundboxes2052222soundboxes
bandbox1943763bandbox__
bandores11311603band_ores
cashboxes2343053cashboxes
fareboxes2144493fareboxes
feedboxes2242563feedboxes
handaxes1938403hand_axes
handbooks1944393handbooks
hatboxes2055003ha_tboxes
mailboxes2042713mailboxes
pandores11312453pand_ores
sandbags1296373sandb_ags
sandbanks1644213sandbanks
sandbars11108783sandb_ars
sandburrs12112783sandburrs
sandburs11105623sandb_urs
sandflies1346513sandflies
sandhogs1365483sandho_gs
sandlots938293sandlo_ts
sandpiles1246303sandpiles
sandshoes1345213sandshoes
sandsoaps1243683sandsoaps
sandstones1145653sandstones
sandworms1545653sandworms
sandworts1346453sandworts
sauceboxes2151763sauceboxes
sawbones13126643sa_wbones
shoeboxes2143963shoeboxes
skyboxes2442673s_kyboxes
soapboxes2043273soapboxes
sonovoxes1942803sonovoxes
spandexes1943453spand_exes
syndromes1544503syndromes
unboxes16208303_un_boxes
woodboxes2243953woodboxes

Search took 9 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 Limit148641397.94018720.5
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691398.37621333.7
 
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