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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 “hatboxes” 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.

70 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
hatboxes205500(None) 
hotboxes2045061hotboxes
hambones1539672hambones
hatbox1835132hatbox__
outboxes1737822outboxes
saltboxes1853082saltboxes
abodes94417513_a_bodes
aboves114512843_a_boves
ambones11312683_ambones
arbores94016033_arbores
atones65225773_at_ones
bandboxes2143793bandboxes
batboys1465833batbo_ys
bathoses13310463bathoses
boxes145625073___boxes
cashboxes2343053cashboxes
catboats1247873catboats
cathexes2036273cathexes
cathodes1439393cathodes
coalboxes2043683coalboxes
detoxes1538803det_oxes
fareboxes2144493fareboxes
fatsoes10379423fatso_es
gamboges1435653gamboges
gearboxes1942943gearboxes
haboobs1495463ha_boobs
halloes104021523hallo_es
haloes94623863ha_lo_es
hambone1439313hambone_
hamboned1637003hamboned
handaxes1938403handaxes
haoles94919803ha__oles
hapaxes1936593ha_paxes
haploses1338853haploses
harbored1438643harbored
harborer1348063harborer
harborers1446913harborers
harbors12412413harbo_rs
harbours1346923harbours
hatbands1446293hatbands
hatches153420273hat_ches
hates86742573hat___es
hautbois1343103hautbo_is
hautboys1642773hautbo_ys
hellboxes2154303hellboxes
hipbones1546023hipbones
hoboes114717453h_obo_es
hotbox1835703hotbox__
iceboxes1943533iceboxes
jawbones20134853jawbones
kathodes1646183kathodes
latexes1438313lat_exes
mailboxes2042713mailboxes
mamboes135011823mambo_es
matchboxes2652553matchboxes
matrixes1738063matrixes
outboxed1836873outboxed
outfoxes1836743outfoxes
pathoses13412773pathoses
pegboxes2043143pegboxes
postboxes2045243postboxes
ratholes11312413ratholes
sandboxes1944463sandboxes
sawbones13126643sawbones
shoeboxes2143963shoeboxes
skyboxes2442673skyboxes
soapboxes2043273soapboxes
sweatboxes2251553sweatboxes
teaboxes1745063teaboxes
unboxes16208303_unboxes

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162707.25020160.3
3Display Results70700.0164375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691707.68623248.9
 
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