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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 “beaverboards” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

40 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
beaverboards2014212(None) 
beaverboard19142261beaverboard_
leaderboards1652052leaderboards
baseboards1545213b_ase_boards
centerboards1752603centerboards
leaderboard1552253leaderboard_
paperboards1863653_paperboards
teeterboards1551903teeterboards
weatherboards2262603weatherboards
weaverbirds2051353weaverb_irds
backboards2146194b_a_ckboards
bargeboards1752644b_argeboards
baseboard1445544b_ase_board_
bedboards15114874b___edboards
blackboards2253834bla_ckboards
breadboards1752504brea__dboards
centerboard1652874centerboard_
checkerboards2761204checkerboards
fiberboards1952614_fiberboards
fingerboards1951774fingerboards
garboards1346364_ga__rboards
headboards1744334hea__dboards
heavenwards2151194heave_nwards
larboards1246984_la__rboards
leeboards1244794le__e_boards
linerboards1452504_linerboards
motherboards2052314motherboards
overboard1537814__overboard_
paperboard1764114_paperboard_
plasterboards1881734plasterboards
rekeyboards2151894re_keyboards
seaboards1246444sea___boards
skateboards1853424skate_boards
starboards1365304sta__rboards
superboards1645714_superboards
teaboards1245394tea___boards
teeterboard1452134teeterboard_
wakeboards2044494_wake_boards
weatherboard2152964weatherboard_
weaverbird1951424weaverb_ird_

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 Filter1786911247900.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit124790407.73616131.1
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691408.18921820.9
 
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