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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 “woodwinds” 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.

29 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
woodwinds174279(None) 
woodbinds1642791woodbinds
woodwind1643751woodwind_
hoodwinks2042072hoodwinks
woodbind1543712woodbind_
woodbines1544592woodbines
woodbins1445042woodbin_s
woodlands1444152woodlands
goodwills1442313goodwills
goodwives1742233goodwives
headwinds1743153headwinds
hoodwink1942903hoodwin_k
oodlins83210513_oodlin_s
outwinds1235363_outwinds
woodbin1354873woodbin__
woodbine1444973woodbin_e
woodhens1534103woodhen_s
woodies113517153wood_i_es
woodiness13147873wood_iness
wooding123012023wood_in_g
woodland1344603woodland_
woodpiles1543983woodpiles
woodsheds1742943woodsheds
woodsias1244923woodsi_as
woodtones1345123woodtones
woodwaxes2343103woodwaxes
woodworks2045583woodworks
woodworms1854623woodworms
wordings13328563word_ings

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641295.95624956.5
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.38927968.5
 
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