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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 “skywalks” 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.

35 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
skywalks174219(None) 
skywalk1642351skywalk_
jaywalks2542142jaywalks
skyjacks2342542skyjacks
skylarks1442502skylarks
skywards1943372skywards
skyways2043222skywa_ys
bytalks1632713_bytalks
cakewalks1742643cakewalks
catwalks1744793catwalks
drywalls1542953drywalls
jaywalk2442523jaywalk_
kyacks14416063_ky_acks
kyaks11459163_ky_a_ks
outwalks1535993outwalks
seawalls1145233seawalls
sidewalks1743533sidewalks
skalds11437833sk__alds
skanks94710833sk__anks
skewbacks1943513skewbacks
skewbalds1941843skewbalds
skoals10438243sk_oal_s
skulks9427243sk__ulks
skycaps1842713skyca_ps
skyhooks1742253skyhooks
skyjack2242763skyjack_
skylark1343273skylark_
skysails1552493skysails
skyward1843863skywa_rd
skyway1933343skywa__y
soymilks1741403soymilks
stalks104614553s__talks
swales93920763s__wales
swanks134811563s__wanks
walks126218503___walks

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162357.04620744.0
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691357.45223978.9
 
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