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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 “lobster” 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.

51 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
lobster928885(None) 
lobsters10268731lobsters
mobster11299211mobster
boaster94616432boaster
bolster93713422bolster
booster94314552booster
cloister1037092cloister
coaster94219032coaster
coster84331292co_ster
dabster1036702dabster
fibster12146532fibster
foster94322222fo_ster
hoister103714202hoister
holster103512212holster
jouster143311042jouster
lamster9109912lamster
laster64830632l_aster
leister73212752leister
lister64527252l_ister
lobate82915242lobate_
lobated102610942lobated
lobber104016592lob_ber
lobbyer1433912lobbyer
lobstered1244632lobstered
lobsterer1144032lobsterer
locater93113602locater
lofter94614722lo_fter
loiter64619172lo_iter
looser65219942loos_er
looter64222322lo_oter
loser54728672lo_s_er
lotter64025602lo_tter
lousier72411622lousier
luster64023672l_uster
mobsters12359052mobsters
moister94015372moister
monster93214592monster
oldster896572oldster
ouster64223732_ouster
oyster94111702_oyster
poster84129172po_ster
roaster74116662roaster
robuster1035662robuster
roister73516202roister
rooster74415172rooster
roster64329082ro_ster
rouster73517082rouster
royster103110532royster
toaster74414462toaster
webster1236092webster
zoster153715852zo_ster

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit107671514.70022908.7
3Display Results51510.0501020.0
 (SQL Overall)178691514.89336519.7
 
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