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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 “embowered” 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.

46 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
embowered174341(None) 
emboweled1743221emboweled
empowered1743051empowered
imbowered1742551imbowered
bowered133113042__bowered
embordered1642492embordered
embowed15236902embow__ed
embowelled1852102embowelled
embower14267402embower__
embowers15236452embower_s
impowered1743142impowered
beflowered1942903beflowered
boweled132810693__boweled
cowered133214653__cowered
deflowered1842513deflowered
dowered122811553__dowered
elbowed13235473elbow__ed
embarred13174793emb_arred
embittered1542543embittered
emblemed1544273emb_lemed
embodied1445293embo_died
emboldened1652043emboldened
embosked1743693embo_sked
embosomed1643613embosomed
embossed1344693embo_ssed
embowel14235343embow__el
embowels15224133embowe_ls
embowering1863413embowering
embroidered1751723embroidered
embrowned1743293embrow_ned
empower14217033empower__
empowers15276843empower_s
flowered1546013_flowered
glowered1345753_glowered
imbower14235663imbower__
imbowers15295093imbower_s
lowered112711913__lowered
membered1535903memb__ered
powered132911643__powered
reflowered1742983reflowered
repowered1544663repowered
reshowered1752913reshowered
showered1537013_showered
towered112911403__towered
umbered121510113umb__ered
widowered1742753widowered

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641466.69022218.4
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691467.12325086.5
 
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