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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 “firewood” 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.

63 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
firewood154630(None) 
firewoods1645961firewoods
fireflood1642742fireflood
fireroom1346062fireroom
fireweed1545352fireweed
firework1847412firework
fireworm1646692fireworm
foreword15118962foreword
pinewood1445402pinewood
bluewood1444003bluewood
brierwood1553083brierwood
cordwood1565603cordwood
corkwood1885213corkwood
dyewood1554143_dyewood
fairyhood1952203fairyhood
fatwood1486393f_atwood
firebird1444633firebird
fireboard1546613fireboard
fireboat1349093fireboat
firebomb1743413firebomb
firebox1944453fire_box
fired94829743fire___d
firedog1244473fire_dog
firedogs1344793firedogs
firefloods1752403firefloods
firelock1744823firelock
firepot1248733fire_pot
firepots1346893firepots
fireproof1743703fireproof
firerooms1445403firerooms
firewall14125933firewall
fireweeds1644023fireweeds
fireworks1946553fireworks
fireworms1745603fireworms
fivefold1852553fivefold
foreboom1546133foreboom
foredoom1445813foredoom
forefoot1448153forefoot
forehoof1746603forehoof
forenoon1146823forenoon
foretold1256493foretold
forewords16117403forewords
foreworn14108863foreworn
fuelwood1543073fuelwood
girlhood1343083girlhood
hardwood16155743hardwood
inkwood1584533_inkwood
ironwood1245183_ironwood
kingwood1743743kingwood
lacewood1455253lacewood
latewood1255683latewood
milkwood1843453milkwood
pinewoods1544963pinewoods
porkwood1844463porkwood
redwood1236523__redwood
reword106321413__reword
rosewood1245643rosewood
whitewood1953223whitewood
wifehood1843593wifehood
wildwood1643593wildwood
wirework1846573wirework
wireworm1645893wireworm
wormwood1743573wormwood

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162636.98320931.1
3Display Results63630.0331909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691637.43924020.8
 
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