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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forflows” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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
flows11582236(None) 
blows105423831blows
flaws115920341flaws
flews115316441flews
flocs105519231flocs
floes85528141floes
flogs95919961flogs
flops105920141flops
floss85118261floss
flow105924921flow_
flown116213991flown
frows116623101frows
glows95518031glows
lows75843011_lows
plows105419901plows
slows85323461slows

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0602978183.3
2DLD Change Limit28756160.51655728.7
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.576310227.4