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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 “sandblast” 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.

31 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
sandblast125565(None) 
sandblasts1393681sandblasts
sandblasted1552112sandblasted
sandblaster1452372sandblaster
sandglass1143722sandglass
windblast1543902windblast
candelas1139533candelas_
endoblast1245683_endoblast
handclasp1742863handclasp
handfast1546733hand_fast
handlist12311333hand_list
mandalas1139443mandalas_
mandolas1139133mandolas_
parablast1347103parablast
sandals82715203sandal_s_
sandbag11106243sandb_a_g
sandbags1296373sandb_ags
sandbank1544873sandb_ank
sandbar10108193sandb_a_r
sandbars11108783sandb_ars
sandblasters1552153sandblasters
sandblasting1662093sandblasting
sandburs11105623sandburs_
sandiest93218693sand_iest
sandless93212343sand_less
sandlot8311693sand_l_ot
sandlots938293sand_lots
standfast1343913stand_fast
statoblast1254133statoblast
windblasts1652853windblasts
xenoblast1854453xenoblast

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641317.84318952.1
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691318.29521542.0
 
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