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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 “woolwork” 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.

43 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
woolwork185469(None) 
woodwork1955931woodwork
woolworks1954391woolworks
footwork1845812footwork
woodworks2045582woodworks
woodworm1745282woodworm
bodywork2143973bodywork
bollworm1544813bollworm
bookworm1944543bookworm
buhlwork2073523buhlwork
footworks1945453footworks
footworn1445163footworn
formwork2044533formwork
homework2045833homework
hookworm2044133hookworm
ironwork15125063ironwork
millwork1745523millwork
moonwort1367813moonwort
moorwort1346503moorwort
nonwork1448423_nonwork
outwork141710353_outwork
roadwork1645473roadwork
rockwork1644993rockwork
rootworm1344813rootworm
schoolwork2252053schoolwork
slopwork1743723slopwork
toilworn1143583toilworn
topwork1646343_topwork
warwork1757583w_arwork
waxwork24104883w_axwork
webwork1944843w_ebwork
wheelwork2243163wheelwork
wirework1846573wirework
woodcock2043313woodcock
woodlark1693303woodlark
woodlore1245103woodlore
woodworker21153223woodworker
woodworms1854623woodworms
wooler93615873wool_er_
woolers104214023wool_ers
woolier103612353woolier_
woolpack1942823woolpack
woolsack1742973woolsack

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162437.58019282.6
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691438.03022252.9
 
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