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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 “hymnody” 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.

28 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
hymnody194236(None) 
hymnary1843032hymnary
hymned1535322hymned_
almondy13144483almondy
dynode1135023dy_node
embody1435033_embody
handy125520873h_an_dy
homebody1954053homebody
hoody124919723h__oody
hydroxy2454263hydroxy
hyenoid1448613hyenoid
hymn12311313hymn___
hymnal1434913hymn_al
hymnals1543533hymnals
hymnbook2251603hymnbook
hymning1635183hymning
hymnist1546633hymnist
hymnodies18123993hymnodies
hymnodist1844203hymnodist
hymnology21104713hymnology
hymns1337523hymn__s
hypnoid1647883hypnoid
imbody1434113_imbody
monody1238243_monody
moody115017493__moody
synod9610283sy_nod_
synods1077953sy_nods
threnody1543323threnody

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027286.40620922.1
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.81226231.8
 
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