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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 “rooftops” 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.

34 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
rooftops1315291(None) 
rooftop12133251rooftop_
cooktops1644062cooktops
cooktop1544043cooktop_
cowflops1842983cowflops
doorstops1243033doorstops
doowops1363943doo_wops
foretops13137483foretops
nonstops10116883nonstops
pooftahs1642363pooftahs
poofters1336923poofters
postops11311713_postops
ragtops1035453r_agtops
redtops1037373r_edtops
riotous739873rio_tous
ripstops1265013ripstops
rollmops1243003rollmops
rolltop944043rolltop_
roofers105013903roof_ers
roofies103014413roof_ies
roofings12256023roofings
roofless11316733roofless
roofs85321153roof___s
rooftree1163353rooftree
rooftrees1242403rooftrees
roosters83514673roosters
roosts64916323roost__s
rootcaps1243863rootcaps
rooters74522933roo_ters
rootles73215633roo_tles
roots55933673roo_t__s
rotators8310203rotators
rotors64917953r_o_tors
rotos56027883r_o_to_s

Search took 10 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 Limit146162349.12316021.3
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691349.56218687.6
 
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