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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 “sporty” 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.

67 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
sporty11511249(None) 
shorty124313201shorty
sport75935981sport_
sports84619181sports
spotty11448581spotty
aport75432172aport_
borty105522832_borty
dorty96220812_dorty
forty114824272_forty
party106630612_party
porgy116916122_porgy
porky145019332_porky
porny106020192_porny
port66059632_port_
portly114713402_portly
ports75934592_ports
potty105621002_potty
pouty107018812_pouty
purty105019402_purty
shirty124312562shirty
short85040532short_
shortly13387572shortly
shorts95321742shorts
skort94925642skort_
skorts104211302skorts
smarty115013792smarty
snooty94211512snooty
snort54833752snort_
snorts64116502snorts
snotty9489202snotty
snouty9419952snouty
softy115414482s_ofty
sooty84924842s_ooty
sorry84618252s_orry
sort46264812s_ort_
sorta57125412s_orta
sorts54536662s_orts
sparky154511522sparky
sparry115111302sparry
spirt75032952spirt_
spirts85317132spirts
spiry105017352spir_y
spongy1236742spongy
spoofy14498552spoofy
spooky15418092spooky
spoony114111792spoony
sporal82915452sporal
spore75428592spor_e
spored94821792spored
spores84726612spores
sported104015432sported
sporter93616552sporter
sportif1238802sportif
sportily1337732sportily
spot65540692spo_t_
spots74424112spo_ts
spout75029632spout_
spouts85115112spouts
spray106720062sp_ray
spry96819122sp_r_y
spurry11429122spurry
spurt77227982spurt_
spurts84814972spurts
storey95217612storey
stormy115510732stormy
story86723032stor_y
swarty125812382swarty

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551672.50033020.4
3Display Results67670.0164187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691672.62668046.8
 
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