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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 “roughhoused” 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.

31 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
roughhoused195131(None) 
roughhouse1752321roughhouse_
roughhouses1852311roughhouses
roughhewed2151603roughh_ewed
roughhousing206843roughhousing
roundhouse1472923roundhouse_
roundhouses15102993roundhouses
bughouse1445074_bug_house_
bughouses1544744_bug_houses
courthouse1543894courthouse_
courthouses1653954courthouses
doghouse1345414do_g_house_
doghouses1445354do_g_houses
hothoused1644764ho__thoused
longhouse1345404long_house_
longhouses1444984long_houses
outhouse11310884_ou_thouse_
outhouses12310664_ou_thouses
outshouted1443904_outshouted
rehoused1239614r___ehoused
roadhouse1344674ro_adhouse_
roadhouses1444504ro_adhouses
roughdried1651554roug_hdried
roughed124210944roug_h___ed
roughened1444094roug_h_ened
roughhew1842874roughh___ew
roughhews1942194roughhews__
roughnecked2261204roughnecked
roughnesses15105134roughnesses
roughshod1751634roughsho___d
unhoused1238154__u_nhoused

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 Limit148819317.94018742.9
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691318.37321341.3
 
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