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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 “sandstone” 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.

32 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
sandstone104564(None) 
sandstones1145651sandstones
bondstone1275522bondstone
sandshoe1245072sandsho_e
sandstorm1254002sandstorm
sunstone847792sun_stone
bandstand1343933bandstand
bondstones1375543bondstones
capstone1237653ca_pstone
earstone848603ea_rstone
gallstone1044833gallstone
gladstone1144623gladstone
goldstone1194663goldstone
grindstone1252633grindstone
hailstone1244853hailstone
handsome1447603hands_ome
handstand1444973handstand
headstone1365473headstone
inkstone1245413_inkstone
jackstone2244383jackstone
loadstone1044493loadstone
marlstone1144593marlstone
mudstone1145553_mudstone
panettone1144343panettone
sandshoes1345213sandshoes
sandsoap1143723sands_oap
sandstorms1343073sandstorms
siltstone943913siltstone
soapstone1144143soapstone
sunstones947883sun_stones
tinstone848173tin_stone
toadstone1044583toadstone

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641326.89021573.4
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.34324334.9
 
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