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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 “toadless” 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.

38 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
toadless93631(None) 
roadless937701roadless
bondless1148812bondless
chadless1436402chadless
coalless1038192coalless
coatless1039692coatless
cordless11299962cordless
foamless13195842foamless
foodless12338382foodless
fordless12289002fordless
goalless935722goalless
godless938402go_dless
headless12289862headless
hoodless12289732hoodless
leadless9248792leadless
loamless10235212loamless
lordless9277482lordless
oarless73913372_oarless
rodless8310072ro_dless
soapless10278072soapless
sodaless936112sodaless
taxless1436912t_axless
tearless848712tearless
thawless1434082thawless
toadies82914862toadie_s
toddlers10346962toddlers
toddles93211532toddle_s
toeless72612392to_eless
tombless1236782tombless
toneless8610392toneless
toolless836342toolless
topless92511122to_pless
townless1135652townless
toyless10268712to_yless
tramless1037502tramless
treadless1036002treadless
woodless12278452woodless
wordless12258842wordless

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059383.87331257.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691384.27941760.0
 
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