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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 “baklawa” 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.

38 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
baklawa164340(None) 
baklava1643101baklava
baklawas1743211baklawas
baklavas1742782baklavas
balata8614672ba_lata
baccara1347143baccara
backland1748103backland
backlash1945923backlash
backsaw1836203backsaw_
backsaws1946803backsaws
badland1147653badland
balas76937213ba_la_s
balatas9311833ba_latas
balboa10389963ba_lboa
ballad94315323balla_d
ballade104012563ballade
ballads104212913ballads
ballast9313993ballast
ballhawk2042143ballhawk
balsa77920413ba_l_sa
banana83213413ba_nana
bandana10179463bandana
barlow112911423barlow_
barlows12259973barlows
bashaw14349303bashaw_
bashaws15347713bashaws
blaw97026723b__law_
blawn106813703b__lawn
blaws105620463b__laws
byelaw1444253byelaw_
byelaws1533263byelaws
bylaw13408603b_ylaw_
bylaws14415833b_ylaws
fallaway1743903fallaway
halala94715093ha_lala
palapa10310673pa_lapa
takeaway1843053takeaway
walkaway2142643walkaway

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 Filter1786911340270.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit134027386.94019312.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.09625181.9
 
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