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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 “jaywalk” 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.

34 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
jaywalk244252(None) 
jaywalks2542141jaywalks
catwalk1645322catwalk
jaywalked2741522jaywalked
jaywalker2651902jaywalker
skywalk1642352skywalk
bytalk1533473_bytalk
cakewalk1643263cakewalk
catwalks1744793catwalks
daywork1845653daywork
drywall1443653drywall
gadwall1244563gadwall
gayal9312713gay_al_
gayals1039513gay_als
hawala12368913ha_wala
hayrack1945543hayrack
hayward1736413hayward
jacal14313703ja_cal_
jacals1539873ja_cals
jackal1937613jackal_
jackals2036893jackals
jawan15710383ja_wa_n
jawans1657843ja_wans
jaywalkers2751733jaywalkers
jaywalking2851563jaywalking
kayak1138373kay_a_k
narwal938953narwal_
narwals1036983narwals
outwalk1437623outwalk
payback2056453payback
racewalk1744073racewalk
skywalks1742193skywalks
walk115625613___walk
wayward1736053wayward

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 Limit134027346.62620227.4
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.04825353.4
 
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