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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 “arrows” 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.

62 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
arrows9281349(None) 
arrow83414891arrow_
arrowy12288281arrowy
barrows123411691barrows
farrows13259791farrows
harrows132611041harrows
marrows122911831marrows
narrows10258851narrows
yarrows13277861yarrows
across8312642across
allows94517682allows
aprons8316992aprons
arbors84717882arbors
ardors74416872ardors
argols74514612argols
argons75018202argons
argots74116032argots
armors85017812armors
arras55626142arr_as
arrays95311682arrays
arris56824682arr_is
arroba898662arroba
arrobas969212arrobas
arrowed1148132arrowed
arroyo936962arroyo
arroyos1036532arroyos
arsons63917212arsons
arvos86015672arvo_s
aurous64119262aurous
avows114910982a_vows
barlows12259982barlows
barrow114512772barrow_
borrows12349262borrows
brows105425982_brows
burrows12399102burrows
carroms11512402carroms
carrots9714622carrots
crows105727312_crows
errors63311312errors
farrow12309982farrow_
frows116623102_frows
furrows13327792furrows
garrons82713462garrons
grows95523922_grows
harrow122610782harrow_
karroos1139312karroos
marrons93216972marrons
marrow112812612marrow_
marrowy15236092marrowy
morrows12318722morrows
narrow9269152narrow_
parrots9312742parrots
prows106327012_prows
rows75941752__rows
serows96016392serows
sorrows10278402sorrows
sparrows1344812sparrows
strows96718272strows
throws129715232throws
trows88826182_trows
vrows116115262_vrows
yarrow12287942yarrow_

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551622.65631080.9
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691623.01559267.3
 
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