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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 “desktop” 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.

35 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
desktop144241(None) 
desktops1542461desktops
estop74312102_es_top
bestow1149463bes_tow
cestoi84511953ces_toi
cestos84718093ces_tos
cooktop1544043cooktop
debtor938333de_btor
dekko936393de_kko_
dekkos1034103de_kkos
delator83015033delator
demeton1037683demeton
desk95618903desk___
deskman1444323deskman
deskmen1435023deskmen
desks105913073desk__s
despot93413293des_pot
despots10319683despots
destroy1138153destroy
detox13310953de__tox
develop13145033develop
dewdrop1442813dewdrop
dustup935363dus_tup
estops84011223_es_tops
misstop11156413misstop
nekton1036583ne_kton
nestor63713423nes_tor
netop7312343ne__top
pesto75723723pes_to_
pestos84719083pes_tos
postop10511943pos_top
redtop937973re_dtop
stop66532033__s_top
teston6313303tes_ton
unstop837473uns_top

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027357.21618573.6
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.63823395.0
 
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