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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 “bluecaps” 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.

41 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
bluecaps144251(None) 
bluecap1343111bluecap_
becaps123811402b__ecaps
bluecoats1343172bluecoats
bluejays2042062bluejays
becap114315053b__ecap_
beleaps1138053bele_aps
blackcaps2143353blackcaps
bleaks125112433bl_e_aks
blears85116453bl_e_ars
bleats85518613bl_e_ats
bleeps10499103bl_e_eps
blueball1244783blueball
blueballs1344043blueballs
bluebeats1343463bluebeats
bluecoat1244493bluecoat
bluecurls1351513bluecurls
bluefins1345113bluefins
bluegrass1242383bluegrass
bluegums1372963bluegums
blueheads1544063blueheads
blueings11305513blueings
bluejack2342603bluejack
bluejacks2442333bluejacks
bluejay1942723blueja_y
bluejeans1841763bluejeans
blueness1038213blueness
blues75127043blue___s
bluets87215493blue__ts
blueys11419523blue__ys
burlaps1156253b_urlaps
flatcaps1563403flatcaps
glucans1045293glu_cans
hubcaps1643543_hubcaps
icecaps1343863_icecaps
kneecaps1641963kneecaps
leaps75522933_l_e_aps
mudcaps1444103_mudcaps
recaps103615733__recaps
toecaps1135553_toecaps
uncaps1039813__uncaps

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162416.34323043.0
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.79526297.4
 
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