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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 “coolest” 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.

39 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
coolest931864(None) 
cholent12313252cholent
closest94312532closest
coaliest10316222coaliest
cobles104622882cobles_
coldest102514762coldest
coles76055062c_oles_
collect113314592collect
collet84030362colle_t
collets93517902collets
congest104618772congest
contest93523232contest
cooees85621892cooees_
cookless14258632cookless
coolant9316462coolant
cooled95224592coole_d
cooler84824712coole_r
coolers93522492coolers
coolies93824962coolies_
coolish12312522coolish
coolness1037742coolness
cools75632632cool_s_
cosiest93819852cosiest
couldest1148352couldest
couldst1037042couldst
cowiest123614672cowiest
coxless1637742coxless
coyest11316052c_oyest
coziest184014352coziest
crookest1436682crookest
foulest10313312foulest
gooiest82813882gooiest
loosest75811562loosest
molest85022742_molest
noblest93613562noblest
poorest9312772poorest
soonest7415592soonest
wooliest113011642wooliest
zooiest16199922zooiest

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 Filter1786911076710.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit107671393.06035186.6
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691393.21955511.3
 
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