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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 “gearbox” 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.

41 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
gearbox174295(None) 
gearboxes1942942gearboxes
teabox1536012tea_box
arbor74818113__arbor
breadbox2042433breadbox
carbo94923843_carbo_
carbon104919043_carbon
carbos105122263_carbos
carboy134914183_carboy
coalbox1844113coalbox
earbud936283_earbud
earwax1664733_earwax
farebox1943823_farebox
feedbox2052663feedbox
gambol1138223g_ambol
garb75332673g_arb__
garbed104815663g_arbed
garble94118453g_arble
garboil1036513g_arboil
garbs86321413g_arb_s
garcon92912483g_arcon
garron73113493g_arron
gear55934973gear___
geared85317743gear_ed
gearing92818843gearing
gears64628693gear__s
gemsbok1642063gemsbok
genro64914033genr_o_
genros74211333genr_os
gerbil938343ge_rbil
harbor11410723_harbor
hatbox1835133_hatbox
hellbox1944993hellbox
jerboa1535633je_rboa
nearby11356053nearb_y
pegbox1844013pe_gbox
soapbox1843123soapbox
sweatbox2041543sweatbox
tearoom939063tearoom
xerox1138623xe_r_ox
yearbook1742743yearbook

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027416.79619721.5
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.21824756.3
 
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