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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 “bobsledding” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
bobsledding185162(None) 
bobsleddings1961011bobsleddings
dogsledding1651192dogsledding
bobsledded1751543bobsledd_ed
bobsledder1651713bobsledd_er
bobsledders1751503bobsledders
sledding11248503___sledding
beblooding1643244beb_looding
bedding124114484__b__edding
begladding1642664b_egladding
besteading1446024b_esteading
bestudding1542654b_estudding
bleeding12359054__b_leeding
blending12249964__b_lending
bobbling12238644bobbl___ing
bobsled12297154bobsle_d___
bobsleds13304384bobsle_d__s
bobsleigh1751724bobsle__igh
bolstering1346884bolste_ring
bootlegging1671784bootlegging
bouldering1464764bo_uldering
coleading1338524co__leading
embedding1643314emb__edding
imbedding1643244imb__edding
lobstering1345124lobste_ring
misleading1446834_misleading
observing1544394_obs_erving
obsessing1244264_obs_essing
obsolescing1651644_obsolescing
obsoleting1342744_obsole_ting
outleading1237134_outleading
reblending1455814reb_lending
shedding14278114___shedding
sleddings12263784___sleddings
sledging11288184___sledging
snedding11246954___snedding
woodshedding229724woodshedding

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819379.32615957.4
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691379.77818274.8
 
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