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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsousaphones” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

22 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
sousaphones165162(None) 
sousaphone1551551sousaphone_
sulphones1446063s_u_lphones
audiphones1653214_audiphones
coumarones1443864couma_rones
diaphones1547444__diaphones
homophones2048384ho_mophones
megaphones1844684_megaphones
polyphones2046964po_lyphones
postpones1348834po_stp_ones
saxophones2244434s_axophones
semaphores1744674s_emaphores
soapboxes2043274so__apboxes
soapstones1243894so__apstones
souchongs1593254sou__chongs
soupcons1244374sou__pcon_s
soupspoons1451464soupspoon_s
soutaches1446444soutach__es
soutanes8312934souta___nes
sulphone1345984s_u_lphone_
toxaphenes2251874to_xaphenes
vibraphones2151844vibraphones

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819228.31317902.0
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691228.74920424.2