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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 “warthogs” 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.

47 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
warthogs154483(None) 
warthog1444541warthog_
archons12311583_archons
authors10311853_authors
barhops14288113bar_hops
bathos116215633ba_tho_s
cantdogs1244043cantdogs
carhops14329703car_hops
carthorse1446293carthorse
cartons94122473cart_ons
cartoons104012803cartoons
earshots1146623earshots
earths95014593earth__s
farthings1635233farthings
fathoms1537523fa_thoms
garths104111503garth__s
kartings13418523kartings
marathons1446423marathons
markhors1745393markhors
partings113513743partings
partons94620513part_ons
pathos115516693pa_tho_s
sandhogs1365483sandhogs
sartors7314973sart_ors
swarths13537323swarth__s
tautogs875413taut_ogs
wahoos122310593wa__hoos
waitings123413743waitings
waitrons1136643waitrons
wantons103713013want_ons
warehouse1545793warehouse
warhorse1445353war_horse
warisons1136903warisons
warmths1583783warmth__s
warnings12358453warnings
warriors1135363warriors
warships1647553warships
wartimes1336963wartimes
wartless11279923wartless
warts814840403wart___s
watchdogs1942183watchdogs
watthour1442893watthour
watthours1542813watthours
worthies14310283worthies
worths127812893worth__s
wraths123810083wrath__s
xanthous1846643xanthous

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162476.81321453.4
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691477.26324602.9
 
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