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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 “goblins” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

29 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
goblins103924(None) 
goblin939501goblin_
ablins8316192_ablins
aiblins9311472aiblins
bobbins103410342bobbins
codlins104116242codlins
colins85229042co_lins
collins93419832collins
dobbins12379532dobbins
doblons1037042doblons
gabling113514542gabling
globins10278952glob_ins
globulins1244172globulins
goalies8316022goalies
goaling93515332goaling
gobans94412042gob_ans
gobbing132910702gobbing
gobbling14257532gobbling
gobies95418062gob_ies
goblets103210182goblets
godling103513402godling
godlings11367492godlings
gosling93312402gosling
goslings10297552goslings
moulins9312702moulins
oodlins83210512oodlins
poplins11313152poplins
robbins112811062robbins
robins83617452rob_ins

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit107671293.31332499.5
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691293.71648086.9
 
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