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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forshadblow” 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.

21 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
shadblow174231(None) 
shadblows1842471shadblows
shadow1337252shad__ow
shallow13388872sha_llow
hallow124818323_ha_llow
handblown1852063_handblown
sallow94315753s_a_llow
shadbush1741973shadbush
shadfly1733783shadfl_y
shadily1437723shadil_y
shadoof1446133shad_oof
shadows1437193shad__ows
shadowy1744723shad__owy
shallop12348453sha_llop
shallot103614133sha_llot
shallows14388863sha_llows
shalom11810923sha__lom
shamble14149263shambl_e
shambled16156153shambled
shambles15159043shambles
swallow13355753swa_llow

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162216.56322270.6
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691216.99925530.9