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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 “firebomb” 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.

40 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
firebomb174341(None) 
firebombs1842861firebombs
divebomb1851842divebomb
fireboat1349092fireboat
firebombed2051722firebombed
firebox1944452firebo_x
divebombs1951373divebombs
farebox1943823farebo_x
firearm1237203firearm_
firearms1335403firearms
fireback1946953fireback
fireball13127263fireball
firebase1346493firebase
firebird1444633firebird
fireboard1546613fireboard
fireboats1446423fireboats
firebombing21101353firebombing
fireboxes2144773fireboxes
firebrat1348143firebrat
firebug1383793fireb_ug
firebugs14113823firebugs
firedamp1643743firedamp
firedog1244473firedo_g
firedogs1344793firedogs
firelock1744823firelock
firepot1248733firepo_t
firepots1346893firepots
fireroom1346063fireroom
firerooms1445403firerooms
firewood1546303firewood
firework1847413firework
fireworm1646693fireworm
fireworms1745603fireworms
forebode1448273forebode
forebody1745153forebody
foreboom1546133foreboom
forebooms1645333forebooms
forelimb1544083forelimb
recomb1238873__recomb
tiresome1046993tiresome

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162408.47017256.4
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691408.92320025.9
 
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