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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forshoulder” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

21 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
shoulder123475(None) 
shoulders1334221shoulders
smoulder1133441smoulder
boulder103411342_boulder
holder104619652_ho_lder
hounder113412232_hounder
moulder10389802_moulder
scolder103210332sco_lder
shielder1235182shielder
shoaler102610072shoal_er
shoalier1137062shoalier
should1038022should__
shouldered1542232shouldered
shouldest1344142shouldest
shouldst1243392shouldst
shouter103213072shou_ter
shudder12297322sh_udder
smolder10327752smo_lder
smoulders1243132smoulders
solder73921342s_o_lder
sounder83315382s_ounder

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121059214.26628377.6
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691214.43840263.9