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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 “workboxes” 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.

37 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
workboxes254388(None) 
lockboxes2453452lockboxes
woodboxes2243952woodboxes
workboats1843832workboats
workbooks1743412workbooks
workbox2343312workbox__
boomboxes2243443boomboxes
coalboxes2043683coalboxes
fareboxes2144493fareboxes
fireboxes2144773fireboxes
forbodes14217103for_bodes
forebodes1547613forebodes
hotboxes2045063ho_tboxes
kickboxes2342673kickboxes
outboxes1737823_outboxes
postboxes2045243postboxes
soapboxes2043273soapboxes
sorboses1038523sor_boses
toolboxes1843213toolboxes
wordbooks1943663wordbooks
workbags1843013workb_ags
workboat1745463workbo_at
workbook1643743workbo_ok
workfares1943393workfares
workfolks1851933workfolks
workforces2251753workforces
workhorse1943853workhorse
workhorses2043653workhorses
workhours1943193workhours
workhouse1945253workhouse
workhouses2044893workhouses
workloads1742743workloads
workmates1845003workmates
workouts1544963work_outs
workrooms1843493workrooms
workwomen2143793workwomen
wormholes1744613wormholes

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641378.78016929.5
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691378.95219961.0
 
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