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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 “wellholes” 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.

33 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
wellholes154466(None) 
hellholes1545721hellholes
wellhole1444201wellhole_
hellhole1445242hellhole_
wellhouse1553842wellhouse
wellhouses1643782wellhouses
bellhops1544873bellho_ps
boltholes1445723boltholes
cellphones1744173cellphones
cellules1036813cell_ules
coalholes1445373coalholes
eyeholes1445593_eyeholes
feedholes1643963feedholes
felloes104114383fell_o_es
hellboxes2154293hellboxes
helloes103717463hell_o_es
keelhales1662953keelhales
keyholes1844593ke_yholes
oilholes1146153_oilholes
peepholes1646283peepholes
pellicles1344923pellicles
pestholes1448233pestholes
telltales944393telltales
welches153710313welch__es
welcomes15134753we_lcomes
welldoer1243473welldo_er
welldoers1343193welldoers
wellheads1653323wellheads
wellies103719073well__ies
wellsites1244673wellsites
welshes13379093welsh__es
wholes124616773w___holes
wormholes1744613wormholes

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641337.42020032.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.85922737.1
 
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