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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 “fireplaces” 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.

35 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
fireplaces174434(None) 
fireplace1644871fireplace_
fireplaced1842941fireplaced
preplaces1578752_preplaces
replaces123114122__replaces
airplanes1187233air_planes
airspaces1344503airsp_aces
birthplaces2051133birthplaces
biteplates1444153biteplates
displaces1448593di_splaces
faceplates1744613faceplates
firebacks2046303fire_backs
firebases1446583fire_bases
fireclays1743353firecla_ys
firedrakes1843123firedrakes
fireflies1545353firefl_ies
firelocks1844233fire_locks
firepans1347153firep_a_ns
fireplugs1542123firepl_ugs
fishplates1842863fishplates
forefaces1747133fore_faces
foreplays1745043forepla_ys
freelances1545223f_reelances
homeplaces1944373homeplaces
misplaces1537953mi_splaces
preplace1488983_preplace_
preplaced1676483_preplaced
relaces93420883__re_laces
replace113214283__replace_
replaced133211403__replaced
replacer12279743__replacer
replacers13266833__replacers
replates102919273__replates
someplaces1644083someplaces
workplaces2152533workplaces

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603355.53325411.7
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691355.95230022.0
 
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