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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 “lamppost” 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.

33 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
lamppost144352(None) 
lampposts1542151lampposts
airpost939243_airpost
almost81014433alm__ost
amplest11312333_amplest
appose10411993_a_ppose
campiest142212143campiest
campos125217953cam_pos_
campout13412853cam_pout
compost134515353com_post
dampest12411043dam_pest
gatepost1145443gatepost
impost103011783_im_post
lakeport1446343lakeport
lambast11129893lam_bast
lambiest122410193lambiest
lamest84722763lam__est
laminose1036913laminose
lampads12477623lampads_
lampas106615953lam_pas_
lampers113817333lampers_
lampion11278303lampio_n
lampions12277973lampions
lampoon11267193lam_poon
lampoons12266873lampoons
lamps95624833lam_p_s_
lappet103817733la_pp_et
lappets11329133la_ppets
limpest113712313lim_pest
lumpiest1239263lumpiest
pappose1047413pa_ppose
rapport11311223ra_pport
vampiest15237653vampiest

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 Filter1786911461620.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit146162337.06320694.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.57923577.1
 
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