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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forknuckleball” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
knuckleball186123(None) 
knuckleballs1961111knuckleballs
knuckleballer2016912knuckleballer
knuckleballers2114763knuckleballers
knucklebone1861293knucklebone
buckyball2252324_buck_yball
kickball1543774k_ick__ball
knuckle1254234knuckle____
knucklebones1961194knucklebones
knuckled1463564knuckle___d
knucklehead2061354knucklehead
knuckleheads2161234knuckleheads
knuckler1383624knuckle___r
knucklers1483044knuckle__rs
knuckles1384454knuckle___s
nucleal946694_nuc_le_a_l

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819167.72019277.1
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691168.14021952.2