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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 “smoother” 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.

37 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
smoother1319667(None) 
smoocher15205501smoocher
smoothed14236471smoothed
smoothen13204961smoothen
smoothers14206041smoothers
smoothes13218541smoothes
smother123510211sm_other
soother104215041s_oother
moocher143610672_moocher
mooter83921092_moot_er
mother113718642_m_other
mouther123812812_mouther
scooter93312872scoot_er
scouther1356942scouther
shooter103013992shoot_er
smooched16185982smooched
smoochers16184832smoochers
smooches15217262smooches
smooshed14185992smooshed
smooshes13206862smooshes
smooth11259202smooth__
smoothens14194252smoothens
smoothest14215772smoothest
smoothie1344892smoothie
smoothies1456132smoothies
smoothly16203642smoothly
smooths12216322smooth_s
smoothy15205082smooth_y
smothers13349932sm_others
smothery16296062sm_othery
snootier8278382snootier
soothe94214852s_oothe_
soothed113712742s_oothed
soothers113913432s_oothers
soothes103917112s_oothes
sootier73916612s_ootier
souther104116302s_outher

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059373.48634727.2
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.88945947.8
 
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