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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 “slaughterhouses” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
slaughterhouses22878(None) 
slaughterhouse218861slaughterhouse_
slaughterous1661833slaughter_ou__s
slaughterously2191403slaughter_ously
lighthouses1852975_l_ight__houses
slaughtered1652235slaughter____ed
slaughterer1552045slaughter____er
slaughterers1651935slaughter___ers
slaughters1443535slaughter_____s
statehouses1453765sta___te_houses
sugarhouses1552395s__ug__arhouses
summerhouses1951535s__u_mmerhouses
daughterless176946_daughter_les_s
gatehouses1445266____gate_houses
laughters1344596_laughter_____s
lighthouse1753276_l_ight__house_
motherhouses2052116__moth_erhouses
porterhouses1752646___porterhouses
roughhouses1852316_rough___houses
slaughter1344006slaughter______
slaughtering1752256slaughter___ing
statehouse1353666sta___te_house_
sugarhouse1452446s__ug__arhouse_
summerhouse1851666s__u_mmerhouse_

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 Filter178691950240.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit95024248.70610914.8
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691248.84220209.3
 
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