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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 “gallstones” 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.

35 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
gallstones114484(None) 
gallstone1044841gallstone_
gladstones1244662gladstones
goldstones1294412goldstones
hailstones1344992hailstones
marlstones1244512marlstones
millstones1245352millstones
alumstones1243023_alumstones
capstones1347373ca_pstones
claystones1544393claystones
earstones948523ea_rstones
felstones1246963_felstones
flagstones1444003flagstones
galactoses1344263galactoses
galantines1145743galantines
gallamines1345493gallamines
gallates92815533gallat__es
galleons9258443gall_eon_s
gallons83015953gall__on_s
gallooned1144473gall_ooned
galloons9289703gall_oon_s
gemstones1245563g_emstones
gladstone1144633gladstone_
goldstone1194673goldstone_
gravestones15113093gravestones
hailstone1244853hailstone_
halftones1545223ha_lftones
holystones1655243holystones
jackstones2344053jackstones
marlstone1144593marlstone_
milestones1246373milestones
millstone1145423millstone_
oilstones946613_oilstones
sandstones1145653sandstones
siltstones1043873siltstones

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603356.28022389.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.70226662.3
 
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