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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 “popcorn” 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.

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
popcorn134490(None) 
popcorns1444021popcorns
acorn75616623__acorn
alphorn1246393alphorn
bicorn103610103_bicorn
cocoon10312263co_coon
concern113011963concern
concord12510343concord
corn69945813___corn
foghorn1445433foghorn
forlorn1096423forlorn
forworn13107793forworn
lowborn1245143lowborn
noncore9411953noncore
operon8811773_operon
poco86826153po_co__
pocosen1146833po_cosen
pocosin1169643po_cosin
pocoson1156753po_coson
poechore1547853poechore
poison8312223poiso_n
polaron939843polaron
pompon1238943pompo_n
ponton83217643ponto_n
pontoon93010703pontoon
poon67341263po__o_n
poor65630223po__or_
poori74816233po__ori
popery134511703pop_ery
popgun1145733pop_gun
poplar103611113poplar_
poplars113910333poplars
poplin10413483pop_lin
popper93615963popper_
poppers103414863poppers
porn65636023__p_orn
postern93615613postern
potion84519573potio_n
preworn124711223preworn
puccoon1343503puccoon
ripcord1264463ripcord
scorn75817453__scorn
shopworn1643983shopworn
sopor74016493sop_or_
sopors85215203sop_ors
soupcon1144163soupco_n
topcoat1179313topcoat
topwork1646343topwork
tricorn937963tricorn
unicorn946513unicorn
uptorn8268093_uptorn

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 Filter1786911340270.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit134027517.03019065.0
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691517.52923733.7
 
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