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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 “piccolos” 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.

38 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
piccolos144413(None) 
piccolo1354401piccolo_
piccoloist1654042piccoloist
bicolor1145613bi_color
bicolors1256163bi_colors
cholos114716853__cholos
diabolos1174643diabolos
discolor1146423discolor
discolors1246593discolors
gigolos934693gi_golos
miscolor1245603miscolor
miscolors1345863miscolors
nicols8810243ni_col_s
picachos1744523picachos
picaros11310893pi_caros
piccoloists1752773piccoloists
piceous11310693piceo_us
pickles153215443pi_ckles
pickoffs2242373pickoffs
picolin11310883pi_colin
picolins1239853pi_colins
picomoles1545913picomoles
picots104616443pi_co_ts
piculs103511753pi_cul_s
pieholes13168913pieholes
pignolis1146053pignolis
pinfolds1445143pinfolds
pinholes131810663pinholes
pinocles1248693pinocles
pinoles93418703pi_noles
piscos105112593pisc__os
pistoles102514723pistoles
pistols93213983pistol_s
polos76129913p___olos
precools1237703precools
puccoon1343503pucco_on
puccoons1443403puccoons
spiccatos1553253spiccatos

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162386.54622328.4
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.96825644.5
 
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