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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 “frolicking” 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.

36 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
frolicking204281(None) 
flicking184110042f__licking
frocking18309572fro__cking
rollicking1742932_rollicking
bootlicking2082233bootlicking
bricking173911403br__icking
clicking173610983__clicking
cricking173412653cr__icking
crocking174313443cro__cking
finicking1954463f_inicking
flacking184311793f__lacking
flecking18408233f__lecking
flocking183410873f__locking
foliating1339253f_oliating
folioing1237573f_oli_oing
forelocking2142593forelocking
fossicking2042453fossicking
frisking16268363fr__isking
frolicked1942613frolick_ed
frolicker1842393frolick_er
frolickers1942033frolickers
frolicky2042303frolick__y
frouncing1534763frounc_ing
garlicking1843053garlicking
hoicking1836053_ho_icking
licking144118283___licking
policing13311673_polic_ing
pricking173212603pr__icking
relinking1458253_relinking
relocking16137683_relocking
ricking143920233_r__icking
rocking143619633_ro__cking
slicking153712593__slicking
tricking152714513tr__icking
trocking153612423tro__cking
wricking18349493wr__icking

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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603365.71624598.1
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.17228951.9
 
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