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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 “woolfell” 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.

26 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
woolfell144224(None) 
woolfells1541961woolfells
doorbell1143413doorbell
footfall1444823footfall
poolhall1343703poolhall
wolfed13428013w_olfe_d
wolfer12429983w_olfe_r
wolfers13409633w_olfers
woofed134511203woo_fe_d
woofer124411363woo_fe_r
woofers133810583woo_fers
wooled103715503wool_e_d
woolen93111373wool_e_n
woolens10398843wool_ens
wooler93615873wool_e_r
woolers104214023wool_ers
woolie93514483woolie__
woolier103612353woolie_r
woolies104117363woolie_s
wooliest113011643wooliest
woolled1136643woolle_d
woollen1034723woolle_n
woollens1144093woollens
woollily1443123woollily
woolly12408513wool__ly
woolmen1234973woolme_n

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 Filter1786911461620.486367677.0
2DLD Change Limit146162268.03018202.0
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691268.51620983.0
 
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