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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 “boulders” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
boulders11301003(None) 
boulder103411341boulder_
bouldery14295011bouldery
bounders114314111bounders
bowlders14306491bowlders
moulders11348341moulders
blunders113911342blunders
boarders11408622boarders
boilers93417062boil_ers
bolder94820932bo_lder_
bolters94017802bo_lters
bonders104120662bo_nders
boodlers113710742boodlers
borders104317532bo_rders
bouldered1344482bouldered
boulderer1244402boulderer
boulderers1343662boulderers
boules84925972boul_e_s
boulles93114122boulle_s
bouncers12309352bouncers
bounder104215532bounder_
bouviers1375002bouviers
bowlder13407482bowlder_
bowlers123715782bowl_ers
budders113812102b_udders
builders1146742builders
bulgers105215142b_ulgers
coulters103614312coulters
folders113514392fo_lders
founders123911672founders
holders113715902ho_lders
hounders123111712hounders
molders103315552mo_lders
moulder10389802moulder_
moulters103510782moulters
polders103617372po_lders
poulters103911052poulters
pounders113113282pounders
rounders92613692rounders
shoulders1334232shoulders
smoulders1243142smoulders
solders83517772so_lders
sounders93214112sounders

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059433.50034588.3
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691433.91945596.1
 
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