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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 “thunderstorms” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

45 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
thunderstorms196159(None) 
thunderstorm1861741thunderstorm_
thunderstones1762162thunderstones
thunderstone1652233thundersto_ne
thunderstroke2161913thunderstroke
thunderstrokes2271733thunderstrokes
thunderbirds1951674thunder_birds
thunderbolts1851534thunder_bolts
thunderclouds2071164thunderclouds
thunderers1443974thunder__er_s
thunderous1443614thunder__o_us
thundershower23151494thundershower
thundershowers24171264thundershowers
thunderstrike2161894thunderstrike
thunderstrikes2261744thunderstrikes
thunderstruck2371384thunderstruck
underscores1445374__underscores
undershorts1543694__undershorts
understories1365564__understories
understory1445124__understor_y
sandstorms1343075_sand__storms
superstores13117955_su_perstores
thunderbird1851675thunder_bir_d
thunderbolt1752025thunder_bo_lt
thunderclaps2061365thunder_claps
thundercloud1961325thunderclo_ud
thunderer1344255thunder__er__
thunderheads2051925thunder_heads
thunders1236955thunde____r_s
underarms1246735__under__arms
underscore1345805__underscor_e
underscored1545145__underscored
undershirts1554125__undershirts
undershoots1553455__undershoots
underskirts1653205__underskirts
undersoils1156065__unders_oils
undersongs1245335__unders_ongs
understands1344655__understands
understates1247705__understates
understeers1253765__understeers
understood1244145__understo_od
undertones1148975__under_tones
undertows1366685__under_to_ws
underworks1845715__under_works
windstorms1651945_wind__storms

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790458.84314111.7
3Display Results45450.0331363.6
 (SQL Overall)178691459.28219251.3
 
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