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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 “claywares” 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.

29 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
claywares174346(None) 
clayware1643931clayware_
claymores1644272claymores
flatwares1544762flatwares
barwares13610093_barwares
bloatwares1552193bloatwares
canewares1447363canewares
carfares13310323c_arfares
caviares1337993c_aviares
clambakes1943313clambakes
clamworms1843753clamworms
clawers123910973cla_wer_s
claybanks2042413claybanks
claymore1544253claymore_
claypans1543873claypa_ns
cookwares1844803cookwares
creamwares1742453creamwares
daycares1454803_daycares
daymares1445333_daymares
flatware1444883flatware_
glasswares1443213glasswares
haywards1845873_haywards
haywires1744043_haywires
playdates1554903playdates
playmates1646603playmates
seawares1139333sea_wares
slipwares1444243slipwares
teawares1148083tea_wares
unawares1137053una_wares

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641296.96621338.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.43524033.8
 
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