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

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

15 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
charabanc184292(None) 
charabancs1952611charabancs
carabao1139673c_araba_o
carabaos1238073c_arabaos
carabin11313213c_arabin_
carabine12412383c_arabine
carabins12312353c_arabins
caragana1146273c_aragana
caravan1239223c_aravan_
caravans1338613c_aravans
characin1547973characin_
characins1647573characins
charlatan1443543charlatan_
charlatans1542973charlatans
saraband1146193_saraband

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 Filter1786911486410.236757165.3
2DLD Change Limit148641157.87318879.8
3Display Results15150.016937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691158.12521992.7