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

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

20 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
grindstone125263(None) 
grindstones1352641grindstones
bondstone1275523_bondstone
brimstone1354623bri_mstone
clingstone1352683clingstone
dripstone1244153dri_pstone
gladstone1144623g_ladstone
goldstone1194663g_oldstone
grandson1055413grands_on_
grandsons1145123grands_ons
grandstand1353173grandstand
gravestone14113053gravestone
greenstone1153703greenstone
inkstone1245413__inkstone
ironstone945753iron_stone
rhinestone1353213rhinestone
sandstone1045643_sandstone
tinstone848173_tin_stone
veinstone1253853vein_stone
whinstone1544273whin_stone

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603205.58025197.7
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691205.73631152.5