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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 “rikshaws” 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.

35 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
rikshaws185265(None) 
rickshaws2142621rickshaws
rikshaw1762871rikshaw_
kickshaws2052222kickshaws
rickshas1743852ricksha_s
rickshaw2042782rickshaw_
rikishas1542542rikisha_s
ripsaws1243822rips_aws
trishaws1444002tri_shaws
airshows1444163airshows
bashaws15347713_bashaws
cashaws15398573_cashaws
crenshaws1741983crenshaws
cumshaws1842223cumshaws
cushaws15356293_cushaws
hawkshaws2551713hawkshaws
jigsaws1842563jigs_aws
kickshaw1942363kickshaw_
mishaps1438723mi_shaps
orishas1036473ori_sha_s
pitsaws1234993pits_aws
pshaws14435703__pshaws
resaws93713513r_es_aws
reshows132510453r_eshows
ricksha1643133ricksha__
rikisha1442343rikisha__
rimshots1343883rimshots
ringhals1256273ringhals
ringtaws1243563ringtaws
ripsaw1134283rips_aw_
ripsawn1242503rips_awn
rishis9312453ri_sh_is
scrimshaws2061133scrimshaws
shaws116226263___shaws
trishaw1344753tri_shaw_

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162356.47022590.7
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691356.90625874.7
 
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