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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fortoothache” 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.

11 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
toothache175242(None) 
toothaches1852801toothaches
bootlace1245403bootlac_e
footpace1544493footpac_e
footrace1346413footrac_e
oothecae1343713_oothecae
potlache15114283_potlache
soutache1344983sout_ache
toothlike1643723toothlike
toothpaste1552143toothpaste
toothsome1453293toothsome

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit148641117.09320956.0
3Display Results11110.016687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691117.59223536.7