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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 “noodles” 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.

55 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
noodles8351319(None) 
boodles103416041boodles
doodles93614161doodles
noddles92911291noddles
noodges9317711noodges
noodle73212541noodle_
noodled9339921noodled
oodles73517181_oodles
poodles103013511poodles
boodies103721442boodies
boodle93215032boodle_
boodled113410932boodled
boodler103312002boodler
boodlers113710742boodlers
canoodles1244002canoodles
coddles114213592coddles
doodies94218772doodies
doodle83212852doodle_
doodled10369462doodled
doodler93310152doodler
doodlers10338842doodlers
fondles113512612fondles
foodies113416752foodies
foodless12338382foodless
footles103715712footles
foozles19329542foozles
goodies93516992goodies
hondles113614522hondles
hoodies113419832hoodies
hoodless12289732hoodless
needles83211562needles
nobbles114014522nobbles
nobles83319722n_obles
nobodies1137292nobodies
noddies93512042noddies
noddle83211362noddle_
noddled10358562noddled
nodes64633492n_od_es
nodules8269702nodules
nombles113212342nombles
noodge8337582noodge_
noodged10295932noodged
noogies82814582noogies
nookies113414962nookies
nooses65623652noo_ses
nopales93812522nopales
nozzles15276302nozzles
poodle93112042poodle_
rootles73215632rootles
snoozles17335562snoozles
toddles93211532toddles
tootles72915602tootles
woodies113517152woodies
woodless12278452woodless
yodles103714332_yodles

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671552.86037647.2
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691553.24954998.8
 
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