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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 “keyholes” 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.

63 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
keyholes184459(None) 
keyhole1764431keyhole_
eyeholes1445592_eyeholes
keynotes1543632keynotes
kneeholes16113292kneeholes
airholes1138033airholes
anetholes1246673anetholes
armholes1347383armholes
assholes1146743assholes
beholds1336423be_holds
behoves15177353be_hoves
benzoles1936993benzoles
dholes104914793__dholes
echoes114715523_echo_es
echoless1345603_echoless
ethoses10311763_ethoses
exhales1737143_exhales
eyehole1346003_eyehole_
feedholes1643963feedholes
foxholes2144693foxholes
hellholes1545723hellholes
holes84748653___holes
kathodes1646183kathodes
kayles134712003kay__les
kayoes134710823kay_o_es
keckles12318763ke_ckles
keelhales1662953keelhales
ketols104210763ke_tol_s
ketones115014503ke_tones
ketoses114912873ke_toses
kettles113411613ke_ttles
keyless1436163key__less
keynote1443903keynote_
keynoted1642783keynoted
keynoter1542383keynoter
keynoters1642313keynoters
keypals1634353keypal_s
keystones1645083keystones
keywords1944323keywords
kneehole15103343kneehole_
knotholes1644173knotholes
kolhozes2443223kolhozes
kyphoses2045283kyphoses
manholes13311183manholes
maypoles1545993maypoles
mudholes1444873mudholes
oilholes1146153oilholes
peepholes1646283peepholes
pestholes1448233pestholes
petioles10311643petioles
peyotes1238483pey_otes
pieholes13168913pieholes
pinholes131810663pinholes
potholes13312933potholes
ratholes11312413ratholes
reshoes102316033resho_es
resoles73823653re_soles
senhores112810993senhores
tapholes1339623tapholes
tholes94919783__tholes
wellholes1544663wellholes
wholes124616773__wholes
zeppoles2143583zeppoles

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 Filter1786911461620.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit146162637.22020244.0
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691637.42024082.3
 
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