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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 “sloths” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

74 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
sloths9491189(None) 
cloths115512481cloths
sloth85019451sloth_
slots54830531slot_s
sooths95715591sooths
soths86218631s_oths
azoths18366202azoths
blots75626172blot_s
booths115313792booths
broths115013922broths
cloth105817542cloth_
clothe114712992clothe
clothes124513812clothes
clots75627642clot_s
flotas94013002flotas
froths125411442froths
goths96513002_goths
laths86022402_laths
lochs106715512_lochs
lotahs9479872_lotahs
lotas55926302_lotas
loth76132132_loth_
lotos54724632_lotos
lots47652092_lot_s
lotus55718062_lotus
moths106021552_moths
plots75025672plot_s
scots74025912scot_s
scouths12527892scouths
shotes95321912shotes
shots84730852shot_s
shotts93614702shotts
sixths16416372sixths
slates64934062slates
slats55436902slat_s
sleuths1034742sleuths
slits56128852slit_s
slobs74419872slo_bs
sloes54728872slo_es
slogs64521842slo_gs
sloids73712692sloids
slojds14345472slojds
sloops85513622sloops
slopes84820452slopes
slops75026012slo_ps
slosh84514482slosh_
sloshes103811802sloshes
sloshy12366622sloshy
slot46049832slot__
sloughs11497562sloughs
slows85323462slo_ws
sloyds10346292sloyds
sluts54523982slut_s
smiths114711022smiths
smooths12216322smooths
snaths95112912snaths
snots55225122snot_s
sooth85924062sooth_
soothe94214852soothe
soothes103917112soothes
soots55536212soot_s
sophs104916022s_ophs
soth75932522s_oth_
sots45552452s_ot_s
souths95216602souths
spots74424112spot_s
stots54828552stot_s
stotts64612862stotts
swaths125312642swaths
swots85518432swot_s
synths12377882synths
tooths96013802tooths
troths95414152troths
zlotys18374172zlotys

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551742.43633887.9
3Display Results74740.0135692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691742.79563932.4
 
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