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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 “stonefish” 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
stonefish154406(None) 
bonefish1646282_bonefish
stockfish2142852stockfish
stonefishes1753712stonefishes
stonewash1542252stonewash
stonish10410652ston__ish
astonish1148453aston__ish
globefish1842473globefish
goosefish1642273goosefish
lionfish1454093lion_fish
monkfish2044003_monkfish
moonfish1675333moon_fish
rosefish1445263_rosefish
sablefish1742903sablefish
sandfish1556683s_andfish
snakefish1942933snakefish
spadefish1842953spadefish
standish1238543stan_dish
starfish1438083st_arfish
steepish1375823st_eepish
stiffish1745243st_iffish
stockish17186043sto_ckish
stoneflies1343213stoneflies
stonefly1443473stonef_ly
stoners74817953stone_rs_
stones65130033stone__s_
stoutish1145903sto_utish
strongish1344923stron_gish
studfish1544523st_udfish
sunfish1338883s_un_fish
swordfish1942223swordfish
tilefish1445453_tilefish
toadfish1544903_toadfish
tonish93415903_ton__ish
tonnish10149093_ton_nish

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641357.56319653.7
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691358.01522294.6
 
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