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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 “tailboards” 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.

48 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
tailboards134508(None) 
sailboards1345481sailboards
tailboard1245771tailboard_
callboards1544972callboards
fallboards1644432fallboards
sailboard1245902sailboard_
tackboards1944362tackboards
tagboards1345132ta_gboards
wallboards1644452wallboards
backboards2146193backboards
baseboards1545213baseboards
billboards1544063billboards
callboard1445663callboard_
cardboards1645333cardboards
chipboards2093783chipboards
clipboards17103013clipboards
dartboards1443883dartboards
dashboards1743483dashboards
fallboard1545053fallboard_
garboards1346363ga_rboards
hardboards1745163hardboards
inboards1145843__inboards
jailbirds1942613jailb_irds
kailyards1743203kail_yards
lapboards14105373la_pboards
larboards1246983la_rboards
millboards1544093millboards
packboards2144443packboards
paillards1244983pail_lards
railbirds1243213railb_irds
railroads1043523railroa_ds
sailboarded1552223sailboarded
sailboats1145243sailboa_ts
shipboards1894103shipboards
skimboards1943123skimboards
starboards1365303sta_rboards
tabards10310383ta__b_ards
tackboard1844723tackboard_
tagboard1245563ta_gboard_
tailbacks1744423tailb_acks
tailbones1155263tailbo_nes
tailcoats1144013tailcoa_ts
tailors73212393tail_o_r_s
teaboards1245393t_eaboards
tiltyards1362593t_iltyards
wakeboards2044493wakeboards
wallboard1545023wallboard_
washboards1944093washboards

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 Limit140603486.04623255.5
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691486.48227567.3
 
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