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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 “hemlock” 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.

90 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
hemlock184563(None) 
hemlocks1944991hemlocks
armlock1544312armlock
bemock1636172bem_ock
fetlock1645322fetlock
hammock2064632hammock
headlock1844812headlock
hillock1646692hillock
hommock2043992hommock
hummock2063792hummock
relock124713522re_lock
sherlock1744242sherlock
wedlock1744552wedlock
armlocks1643963armlocks
becloak1545043becloak
bedrock1645643bedrock
befleck1843943befleck
bemocks1735373bem_ocks
block134917843__block
bullock1537193bullock
charlock1944393charlock
clock134917983__clock
daglock1544263daglock
deadlock1644233deadlock
defrock1744643defrock
earlock1336923earlock
elflock1642973elflock
embosk1464863_embosk
fetlocks1744713fetlocks
flock144717423__flock
gunlock1444563gunlock
haddock1885583haddock
hairlock1754023hairlock
hammocks2164343hammocks
hassock1645443hassock
havelock2043683havelock
haycock2144313haycock
headlocks1944463headlocks
heck135826493he___ck
hello86522983hello__
helloed113512433helloed
helloes103717473helloes
hellos95321683hello_s
helo75332853he_lo__
helos84928063he_lo_s
helot85332683he_lo_t
helots95217703he_lots
hemic125718623hem_ic_
hemiola12107003hemiola
hemline12311073hemline
hemoid12313513hem_oid
henpeck1843083henpeck
hillocks1736063hillocks
hillocky2053403hillocky
hock136031303h___ock
hommocks2143993hommocks
hummocks2163453hummocks
hummocky2471993hummocky
kebbock1643613kebbock
killock1255253killock
lock106134363___lock
mammock1664393mammock
mock126429443__m_ock
mullock1535713mullock
oarlock1336123oarlock
padlock1665813padlock
peacock1745143peacock
petcock1744603petcock
pollock1546843pollock
recock145112723re_cock
redock134311543re_dock
relocks134411293re_locks
relook104813743re_look
restock1338673restock
rimrock1544383rimrock
rowlock1654783rowlock
schlock18235873schlock
seacock1545573seacock
shamrock1943473shamrock
shellack1745083shellack
sherlocks1843953sherlocks
shlock15378193_shlock
shylock1945053shylock
smock135311673_sm_ock
unblock1545793unblock
unlock1248533_unlock
veloce11310133ve_loce
warlock1636293warlock
wedlocks1844393wedlocks
ziplock2454413ziplock

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027907.45317983.0
3Display Results90900.0461956.5
 (SQL Overall)178691907.91922564.8
 
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