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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 “banknote” 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.

31 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
banknote144483(None) 
banknotes1544311banknotes
backbite1899173backbite
backbone1847443backbone
backdate1748223backdate
backhoe1847153backho_e
bandmate1347973bandmate
bandore10611633ban_dore
bankable1677913bankable
bankbook1543323bankbook
bankit123617043bank_it_
bankits133410153bank_its
bankroll1443493bankroll
bankside15115653bankside
bannet84925333ban_net_
bannets94013843ban_nets
bannock1545043ban_nock
beknot1239763b_eknot_
beknots1335083b_eknots
bowknot1645773bowknot_
bowknots1743063bowknots
bunkmate1643963bunkmate
cannot83616773can_not_
connote9311613con_note
endnote855743_endnote
hawknose1842323hawknose
mannite9312903man_nite
mannose939243man_nose
tannate71813523tan_nate
unknot1037413_unknot_
unknots1144303_unknots

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 Limit146162316.73621698.6
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691317.16924925.5
 
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