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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 “hobbling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
hobbling1622758(None) 
bobbling12238641bobbling
cobbling15248801cobbling
gobbling14257531gobbling
hobbing152811121hobb_ing
nobbling13228271nobbling
wobbling16246921wobbling
babbling12228692babbling
bobbing113113192bobb_ing
bubbling12248222bubbling
dabbling14227972dabbling
dibbling14247332dibbling
doubling1238152doubling
fobbing153410272fobb_ing
gabbling14238072gabbling
gobbing132910702gobb_ing
hoboing13309452ho_boing
holing104025072ho__ling
hondling132210012hondling
hoppling16206762hoppling
hoveling15189592hoveling
howling143413162ho_wling
humbling16208672humbling
jobbing19279012jobb_ing
kibbling17225702kibbling
lobbing123110912lobb_ing
lobbying1633602lobbying
mobbing14299702mobb_ing
nibbling13256502nibbling
pebbling1535072pebbling
rabbling13239332rabbling
robbing123313212robb_ing
rubbling13238072rubbling
sobbing127612882sobb_ing
wabbling16207742wabbling

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059353.51634430.9
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691353.90645747.8
 
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