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

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

26 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
tumbleweeds195124(None) 
tumbleweed1851751tumbleweed_
thimbleweeds23111142thimbleweeds
bugleweeds1751693bu_gleweeds
bumblebees1551753bumblebee_s
humblebees1952103humblebee_s
thimbleweed22161433thimbleweed_
tumblesets1442463tumble_sets
blueweeds1542764___blueweeds
bubbleheads1851624bubbleheads
bugleweed1642464bu_gleweed_
bullweeds1543204bu__llweeds
bumblebee1452634bumblebee__
gulfweeds1741744gu__lfweeds
gumweeds1542384gum___weeds
humblebee1852804humblebee__
humbleness1744624humble_ness
milkweeds1942784__milkweeds
sumpweeds1742354sum__pweeds
tumblebugs1751434tumble_bugs
tumbled123412244tumbl___ed_
tumblerfuls1851284tumblerfuls
tumblers123110624tumbl___ers
tumbles113816024tumbl___e_s
tumbleset1345374tumble_se_t
turtleheads1551774turtleheads

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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819268.14018282.4
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691268.54620909.3
 
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