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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forjoysticks” 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.

22 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
joysticks254262(None) 
joystick2442881joystick_
lobsticks1773552lobsticks
lopsticks1783602lopsticks
boychicks2542603boychicks
chopsticks2352513chopsticks
dipsticks1864213dipsticks
downticks1942963downticks
fossicks17134163fo_ssicks
haystacks2143373haystacks
justices1737523j_ustices
lipsticks1773773lipsticks
lobstick1694013lobstick_
lopstick1654183lopstick_
mystics14279103_mystic_s
nonstick1447593nonstick_
nonsticky1843293nonsticky
pigsticks1843963pigsticks
politicks17276843politicks
solstices1146703solstices
sticks125118613___sticks
unsticks1436233_unsticks

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641227.15620771.5
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691227.59223536.7