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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 “dowable” 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.

37 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
dowable1318945(None) 
doable93115241do_able
rowable121510301rowable
sowable121610751sowable
towable121910111towable
adorable1138772adorable
avowable1635452avowable
codable12311662codable
datable101714232datable
disable10516432disable
double94013992do_uble
dowsabel1442712dowsabel
drawable1467112drawable
dryable13237432dryable
dupable12238382dupable
durable102312722durable
dyable12308982d_yable
dyeable1337302dyeable
growable1435622growable
hewable15177822hewable
knowable1745042knowable
losable91910952losable
lovable12179552lovable
movable14189432movable
notable92114902notable
ownable1237282_ownable
plowable1535912plowable
pokable15209502pokable
posable112212782posable
potable112115362potable
ropable111611332ropable
sewable121911172sewable
showable1636582showable
stowable1337612stowable
totable92313362totable
vocable14189672vocable
votable122111372votable

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671372.84337872.3
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.23255288.1
 
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