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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 “cowflap” 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.

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
cowflap174250(None) 
cowflaps1842291cowflaps
cowflop1742891cowflop
cowflops1842982cowflops
cowplop1643362cowplop
cowslip1444012cowslip
clap86429043c___lap
coala77521123co_ala_
coalas87418963co_alas
coffle14359043coffl_e
coffled16297363coffled
coffles152610003coffles
cola66541393co__la_
colas75436773co__las
collar83816173co_llar
collop107312313co_llop
confab1347063conf_ab
conflate13311173conflate
conflux1943003conflux
copula102812043copula_
copulae112810613copulae
copular113810603copular
copulas113811563copulas
courlan9117763courlan
cowfish1836433cowfish
cowl97530813cow_l__
cowled125218393cow_led
cowls106922213cow_l_s
cowman13910373cow_man
cowpat13312033cow_pat
cowpea1337643cowpea_
cowpeas1437273cowpeas
cowplops1743173cowplops
cowslips1543613cowslips
dewlap1264843dew_lap
earflap1243273earflap
flap96128703___flap
mudflap1542183mudflap
scofflaw1941433scofflaw

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027395.72023431.3
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691396.12329183.6
 
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