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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 “smoothness” 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
smoothness154304(None) 
mootness1036752_moot_ness
smoothens14194252smooth_ens
smoothers14206042smooth_ers
smoothes13218542smooth_e_s
smoothest14215772smooth_est
smoothies1456132smoothie_s
smoothnesses1762652smoothnesses
snootiness1085832snootiness
sootiness999832s_ootiness
loathness1244703_loathness
moodiness12197593_moodiness
mooniness11157863_mooniness
mouthless1444713_mouthless
rootiness979063_rootiness
shortness1236733short_ness
smartness1136143smart_ness
smokiness1535543sm_okiness
smoochers16184833smooch_ers
smooches15217263smooch_e_s
smooshes13206863smoosh_e_s
smoothed14236473smooth_e_d
smoothen13204963smooth_e_n
smoothened1642483smoothened
smoother13196673smooth_e_r
smoothie1344893smoothie__
smooths12216323smooth___s
smothers13349933sm_oth_ers
smuttiness1244403smuttiness
snottiness1055593snottiness
softness1136433s_oft_ness
soothers113913433s_ooth_ers
soothes103917113s_ooth_e_s
soothest113312243s_ooth_est
spookiness1644433spookiness
sportiness1278233sportiness
spottiness1285763spottiness
stoutness945863stout_ness
toothless1244683_toothless

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603396.09323076.2
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691396.51527427.6
 
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