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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 “woodboxes” 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.

42 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
woodboxes224395(None) 
boomboxes2243442boomboxes
toolboxes1843212toolboxes
woodbines1544592woodbines
woodborer1543262woodborer
woodborers1652492woodborers
woodbox2043692woodbox__
woodlores1345162woodlores
woodnotes1344162woodnotes
woodtones1345122woodtones
woodwaxes2343102woodwaxes
workboxes2543882workboxes
bandboxes2143793bandboxes
coalboxes2043683coalboxes
feedboxes2242563feedboxes
goodbyes15333503goodb_yes
hotboxes2045063_hotboxes
lockboxes2453453lockboxes
outboxes1737823_outboxes
postboxes2045243postboxes
sandboxes1944463sandboxes
shoeboxes2143963shoeboxes
soapboxes2043273soapboxes
soundboxes2052223soundboxes
woadwaxes2342323woadwaxes
woodbinds1642793woodbinds
woodbine1444973woodbine_
woodbins1445043woodb_ins
woodblocks2252213woodblocks
woodcocks2143273woodcocks
woodies113517153wood__ies
woodlore1245103woodlore_
woodlots1245343woodlo_ts
woodnote1244153woodnote_
woodpiles1543983woodpiles
woodstoves1752793woodstoves
woodtone1245153woodtone_
woodwaxen2351953woodwaxen
woodwaxens2451383woodwaxens
woodworks2045583woodworks
woodworms1854623woodworms
wordbooks1943663wordbooks

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641426.67322275.0
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.15624970.8
 
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