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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 “shouldered” 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.

28 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
shouldered154223(None) 
smouldered1441961smouldered
bouldered1344482_bouldered
mouldered1343752_mouldered
shoulder1234752shoulder__
shoulders1334232shoulder_s
shuddered1543432sh_uddered
smoldered1343792smo_ldered
soldered1038152s_o_ldered
boulderer1244403_boulderer
chowdered1944013cho_wdered
floundered1542423floundered
foundered1435403_foundered
hollered1237603_ho_llered
moldered1237173_mo_ldered
scouthered1643643scouthered
scowdered1643743sco_wdered
sheltered1335583sh_eltered
shouldering1662343shouldering
shouldest1344143shoulde_st
showered1537013sho__wered
shuttered13156333sh_uttered
smoulder1133443smoulder__
smoulders1243143smoulder_s
solderer947183s_o_lderer
soldiered1143763s_o_ldiered
sundered10312153s__undered
thundered1444573th_undered

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603285.92323738.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.35928100.5
 
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