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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 “halazones” 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.

39 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
halazones214599(None) 
halazone2046091halazone_
calzones1948762cal_zones
halftones1545212halftones
abalones1038753_abalones
alamodes1148013_alamodes
alanines8314803_alanines
amarones10311353_amarones
amazons1836653_amazon_s
blazoned2044313_blazoned
blazoner1944133_blazoner
blazoners2043863_blazoners
blazons1836163_blazon_s
cabezones2243783cabezones
calamines13312223calamines
calzone1848623cal_zone_
canzones1939153ca_nzones
chalazions24113323chalazion_s
chalones13312173chal__ones
dalapons1145443dalapon_s
flavones1435833_flavones
hailstones1344983hailstones
halations12312393halation_s
halcyons1644023halcyon_s
halftone1445153halftone_
halidomes15104863halidomes
halitoses1246603halitoses
halloes104021523hal_lo_es
haloes94623863hal__o_es
halons95720713hal__on_s
hambones1539673ha_mbones
magazines2145633magazines
naloxones1642653naloxones
palatines11313033palatines
phalaropes1754353phalaropes
telamones1146213telamones
whalebones1853323whalebones
zabaiones2043003zabaiones
zabajones2742003zabajones

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 Limit148641396.84621712.1
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691397.27924548.8
 
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