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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 “tams” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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
tams6724793(None) 
bams87044451bams
cams87047281cams
dams77444371dams
gams76648881gams
hams96446131hams
jams135231071jams
lams66552261lams
pams85641761pams
rams65950771rams
tabs66842981tabs
tads57143941tads
tags55545231tags
tam58663421tam_
tame66343661tame
tames75242011tames
tamis76728731tamis
tamp86133001tamp
tamps95524081tamps
tans46154821tans
taos45541001taos
taps66050671taps
tars46763951tars
tas38477101ta_s
tass45640571tass
tats46858131tats
taus46342731taus
tavs75630971tavs
taws75641591taws
teams75726511teams
toms68343491toms
trams75327671trams
yams95330731yams

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit13983330.23659250.0
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691330.296603685.8
 
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