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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 “rubdown” 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.

50 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
rubdown138389(None) 
rubdowns1473081rubdowns
rundown1165441rundown
cutdown1344082cutdown
putdown1343882putdown
rundowns1284532rundowns
sundown1186312sundown
adown95611663__adown
blown105716673__blown
brown105619533__brown
cutdowns1443343cutdowns
down86427493___down
drawdown1642183drawdown
embrown1454793embrown
godown1136033_godown
guidon837373guido_n
hoedown14125753hoedown
imbrown1443883imbrown
letdown1144263letdown
lowdown1454483lowdown
nutbrown1342453nutbrown
pushdown1742523pushdown
putdowns1443523putdowns
radon64620503r_ado_n
readorn8310483readorn
reborn810016963reb_orn
recrown12257573recrown
redon65424883r_edo_n
redowa1038453r_edowa
reflown13316213reflown
regrown11237363regrown
renown9369983r_enown
reshown13257903reshown
resown94112923r_esown
ribbon1036533ribbo_n
rubeola9115123rubeola
rubious938283rubious
ruboff1435203rub_off
rubout8313563rub_out
ruddock1543133ruddock
shutdown1542703shutdown
subdean1037403subdean
subjoin1645443subjoin
suborn8310013sub_orn
sundowns1285433sundowns
turndown1242903turndown
udon56017743_u_do_n
unmown11296093_unmown
unsown9328433_unsown
uptown11274963_uptown

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027506.50020619.5
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691506.92225814.9
 
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