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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 “sandsoaps” 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.

30 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
sandsoaps124368(None) 
sandsoap1143721sandsoap_
bandsaws1444623bands_aws
handclaps1743493handclaps
handicaps1744083handicaps
handsaws1545873hands_aws
handstamps1852303handstamps
landscape1443993landscape
landscapes1544113landscapes
landskips1683273landskips
landslips1284013landslips
sandals82715203sand__als
sandaracs1244703sandaracs
sandbags1296373sand_bags
sandbars11108783sand_bars
sandboxes1944463sandboxes
sanddabs1243903sand_dabs
sandglass1143723sandglass
sandhogs1365483sandho_gs
sandlots938293sandlo_ts
sandpeeps1442083sandpeeps
sandshoes1345213sandshoes
sandspurs1242583sandspurs
sandstones1145653sandstones
sandstorms1343073sandstorms
sandworms1545653sandworms
sandworts1346453sandworts
sannops936693san_no_ps
sansars73313913san_s_ars
sundrops1145823sundro_ps

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641306.59322545.3
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.03225411.1
 
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