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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 “windrower” 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.

38 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
windrower164422(None) 
windrowed1743711windrowed
windrowers1743841windrowers
widower1435342wi_d_ower
windflower20133012windflower
windhover1942462windhover
windowed1635572wind_owed
windrow1445852windrow__
windrows1546162windrow_s
winegrower1752262winegrower
winnower1444252win_nower
endower1138483_end_ower
indorser985713_indorser
indowed1237443_ind_owed
mindblower1851533mindblower
minitower1493123minitower
twinflower1951993twinflower
widowed1534843wi_d_owed
widowers1535113wi_d_owers
wildflower20112743wildflower
wildfowler2081593wildfowler
willower14127453wi_llower
willpower1773183willpower
winder104025263wind___er
windflowers21112753windflowers
windhovers2042213windhovers
windier113412163wind__ier
window1347363wind_ow__
windows1447743wind_ow_s
windowy1744643wind_ow_y
windrowing1843213windrowing
winegrowers1851973winegrowers
wingover1544303win_gover
winnowed1543463win_nowed
winnowers1543953win_nowers
winsomer1345773win_somer
wintrier1136873wintr_ier
wiredrawer1752033wiredrawer

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641386.26623721.8
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691386.43527768.6
 
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