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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 “piccolo” 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.

39 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
piccolo135440(None) 
piccolos1444131piccolos
bicolor1145613bi_color
cholo105217973__cholo
diabolo1065483diabolo
discolor1146423discolor
gigolo836533gi_golo
miscolor1245603miscolor
nicol71113293ni_col_
nicols8810243ni_cols
picacho1644733picacho
pical95524373pi_cal_
picaro10311323pi_caro
piccata1345703piccata
piccoloist1654043piccoloist
piceous11310693piceous
pickle144215653pi_ckle
pickoff2143693pickoff
picolin11310883pi_colin
picomole1445723picomole
picot95031013pi_co_t
picots104616443pi_cots
picul95015363pi_cul_
piculs103511753pi_culs
piehole12188553piehole
pignoli1045443pignoli
pinfold1336233pinfold
pinhole122010433pinhole
pinocle1138143pinocle
pinole83218783pi_nole
pisco96314983pisc__o
piscos105112593pisco_s
pistol83313333pistol_
pistole92414313pistole
pistols93213983pistols
polo66236633p___olo
precool1139013precool
puccoon1343503puccoon
spiccato1463183spiccato

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 Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027396.67320085.0
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.09225196.1
 
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