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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 “firebombs” 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.

32 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
firebombs184286(None) 
firebomb1743411firebomb_
divebombs1951372divebombs
fireboats1446412fireboats
firebombed2051722firebombed
fireboxes2144772fireboxes
divebomb1851843divebomb_
fareboxes2144493fareboxes
firearms1335403firearm_s
firebacks2046303firebacks
fireballs14126493fireballs
firebases1446583firebases
firebirds1544023firebirds
fireboard1546613fireboard
fireboards1645433fireboards
fireboat1349093firebo_at
firebombing21101353firebombing
firebox1944453firebo__x
firebrats1445883firebrats
firebugs14113823fireb_ugs
firedamps1742843firedamps
firedogs1344793firedo_gs
firelocks1844233firelocks
firepots1346893firepo_ts
firerooms1445403firerooms
firewoods1645963firewoods
fireworks1946553fireworks
fireworms1745603fireworms
forebodes1547613forebodes
forebooms1645333forebooms
forelimbs1642233forelimbs
recombs1336753__recombs

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641326.59322545.3
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.04925349.8
 
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