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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 “flagstones” 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.

30 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
flagstones144400(None) 
flagstone1344281flagstone_
claystones1544392claystones
flagstaves1751972flagstaves
flowstones1643452flowstones
gladstones1244662gladstones
alumstones1243023alumstones
bluestones1244643bluestones
capstones1347373_capstones
claystone1444683claystone_
clingstones1452533clingstones
earstones948523_earstones
felstones1246963f_elstones
firestones1347113firestones
flagons1137973flag__on_s
flagpoles1543413flag_poles
flagstaffs1651183flagstaffs
flagsticks2052363flagsticks
flavanones1652063flavanones
flavones1435833fla__vones
flowstone1543613flowstone_
footstones1345013footstones
freestones1345703freestones
gallstones1144843gallstones
gladstone1144633gladstone_
headstones1465363headstones
lactones10311243_la_ctones
loadstones1144233loadstones
soapstones1243893soapstones
toadstones1144343toadstones

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603306.31322272.0
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.73226543.5
 
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