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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 “copyboy” 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.

42 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
copyboy196351(None) 
copyboys2042661copyboys
copybook2142832copybook
cowboy1637062co_wboy
callboy1465833callboy
capably1639253capably
carboy134914183c_arboy
choirboy1842233choirboy
coalbox1844113coalbox
cobby145516413co__bby
coembody1842493coembody
colby124415063co_lb_y
combo114519433co_mbo_
combos125316613co_mbos
convoy14348543co_nvoy
copay126516313cop__ay
copepod1444853copepod
copilot11811263copilot
coplot10518273cop_lot
coppery16409393coppery
copy116229803cop___y
copyable1736623copyable
copybooks2242643copybooks
copycat1647593copycat
copyhold1953293copyhold
copying153411993copying
copyist1439053copyist
corby125018533co_rb_y
cowboys1735253co_wboys
coydog1335133co_ydog
coyly135614893co_y_ly
coypou13268403co_ypou
flyboy17113913_flyboy
footboy1544913footboy
homeboy1746153homeboy
lowboy1435903lo_wboy
playboy1743813playboy
poboy121612223__poboy
postboy1476673postboy
potboy1397813po_tboy
shopboy1743803shop_boy
tomboy1358213to_mboy

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027425.84322938.0
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.26528522.1
 
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