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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 “sandglass” 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.

33 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
sandglass114372(None) 
sandblast1255652sandblast
sandblasts1393682sandblasts
sandglasses1352502sandglasses
sandless93212342sand_less
sunglass945092sun_glass
candelas1139533candela_s
fangless1237663fan_gless
handclaps1743493handclaps
handclasp1742863handclasp
handclasps1852323handclasps
handless123512063hand_less
isinglass1042293isin_glass
landgrabs1342863landgrabs
landless94011173land_less
landmass1144423land_mass
mandalas1139443mandala_s
mandolas1139133mandola_s
sandals82715203sand__als
sandaracs1244703sandaracs
sandbags1296373sand_bags
sandbars11108783sand_bars
sanddabs1243903sand_dabs
sandflies1346513sandflies
sandiness102111713sandiness
sandlots938293sand_lots
sandsoaps1243683sandsoaps
sangars83116253san_g_ars
sangas75222653san_g_a_s
songless9218823son_gless
spyglass1442253s_pyglass
windlass12266083wind_lass
wineglass1343143wineglass

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641336.68622231.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.12525079.4
 
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