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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 “holloos” 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.

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
holloos10401358(None) 
halloos103716741halloos
holloas103814941holloas
holloes103818191holloes
holloo94415251holloo_
hollos95320631holl_os
hollows134412331hollows
hulloos104010071hulloos
collops112611752collops
dollops10287962dollops
follows13409922follows
halloas104318462halloas
halloes104021522halloes
halloo95118972halloo_
hallos95425102hall_os
hallows134417392hallows
helloes103717472helloes
hellos95321682hell_os
hilloas104413552hilloas
hilloes103815962hilloes
hillos94618892hill_os
hollas94616902holl_as
hollers103818232hollers
hollies103420812hollies
hollo84822162holl_o_
holloa94914822holl_oa
holloed113812752holloed
hollooed12146492hollooed
hollow124212662holl_ow
hoodoos11109292hoodoos
hoopoos1298542hoopoos
hulloas103911912hulloas
hulloes104113922hulloes
hulloo94511732hulloo_
hullos94916292hull_os
lollops9227442lollops

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671363.31332499.5
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691363.70248268.8
 
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