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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 “sounds” 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.

88 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
sounds7461618(None) 
bounds94415801bounds
founds104814191founds
hounds104413131hounds
mounds93915131mounds
pounds93714381pounds
rounds73615621rounds
sound64420021sound_
stounds8377821stounds
swounds11405641swounds
wounds103811631wounds
zounds164310171zounds
abounds10217082abounds
astounds964232astounds
bonds86126842bo_nds
bound84819582bound_
bunds85523542_bunds
counts84618272counts
fonds95824822fo_nds
found94917842found_
founts94313382founts
funds94119252_funds
gourds8108252gourds
grounds9228312grounds
hound95016482hound_
maunds9519652maunds
moulds94910992moulds
mound83918312mound_
mounts84115072mounts
nouns56717312noun_s
osmunds1042882osmunds
ouds56430102_ou_ds
poinds93511142poinds
ponds85323402po_nds
pound84417862pound_
resounds956482resounds
round64318432round_
sands65228582s_ands
saunas63915432saunas
scends95213002scends
scuds85116242scu_ds
sends65528242s_ends
shends105313772shends
shuns85018142shun_s
shunts95712022shunts
skunks9468162skunks
sods54940212so__ds
solands84412342solands
solids74116402solids
sonde64622832so_nde
sondes74922872so_ndes
sones55444142so_nes
songs67725552so_ngs
sons46049552so_n_s
sords64527802so_rds
sorns55028422sorn_s
soughs105115622soughs
souks94820522sou_ks
souls55127362sou_ls
sounded93214462sounded
sounder83315382sounder
sounders93214112sounders
soundest9510972soundest
soundly1136682soundly
soups75322942sou_ps
sours55230502sou_rs
sous46947212sou__s
souses64229242souses
souths95216602souths
spends94714472spends
spuds85113672spu_ds
spunks12349332spunks
squads164410292squads
squids16409802squids
stands75118052stands
stound7399902stound_
studs64415872stu_ds
stuns54719492stun_s
stunts65615252stunts
sudds75513592s_udds
suds56135292s_u_ds
sunns55017352s_unns
suns45841902s_un_s
surds65624662s_urds
swound10377632swound_
swouns9358242swoun_s
wound94414212wound_
youngs1035382youngs

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 Filter178691825510.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit82551882.28036206.6
3Display Results88880.0332666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691882.73665311.0
 
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