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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordoorbells” 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.

19 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
doorbells124330(None) 
doorbell1143411doorbell_
doorsills1043002doorsills
barbells12368823_barbells
corbeils12358073_corbeils
corbels113813593_corbe_ls
cowbells1544993_cowbells
doorless936713doorle_ss
doornails1043623doornails
doorsill943763doorsill_
dorsels84412573d_orse_ls
dumbbells1641773dumbbells
foosballs1444023foosballs
footballs1445363footballs
goofballs1543023goofballs
gorbelly1445473_gorbelly
snowbells14113493snowbells
sourballs1145233sourballs
woolfells1541963woolfells

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641197.18620684.8
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691197.65523343.0