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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 “sockless” 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.

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
sockless1426779(None) 
rockless14297291rockless
suckless14288821suckless
backless162910632backless
cockles153414642cockle_s
cookless14258632cookless
feckless17225782feckless
flockless1843162flockless
forkless15267432forkless
frockless1843452frockless
hookless151238362hookless
knockless1442442knockless
luckless14265892luckless
neckless14236432neckless
reckless14257972reckless
sickles133417542sickle_s
sickness1437832sickness
soapless10278072soapless
sockets134012982sock_ets
socles8418452soc_le_s
sodaless936112sodaless
soilless8279032soilless
soleless8910032soleless
songless9218822songless
sonless72612612so_nless
soulless8218762soulless
soupless10268462soupless
stackless1555932stackless
sucklers14379962sucklers
suckles134516742suckle_s
tackless14419482tackless
wickless1736082wickless
workless15276802workless

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.69032807.3
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.07643839.8
 
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