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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 “coalboxes” 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.

40 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
coalboxes204368(None) 
coalbox1844112coalbox__
coalholes1445372coalholes
soapboxes2043272soapboxes
toolboxes1843212toolboxes
bolloxes1736833bo_lloxes
boomboxes2243443boomboxes
calloses10313393c_alloses
calxes154113033c_al__xes
calyxes19426233c_al_yxes
calzones1948763c_alzones
cashboxes2343053cashboxes
chalones13312173chal_ones
coalbins1237083coalb_ins
coalesces1346043coalesces
coalhole1345093coalhole_
coalifies1439113coalifies
coannexes1843643coannexes
coaxes154715633coa___xes
coelomes1239293coel_omes
colones96124433co_l_ones
cowpoxes2244513co_wpoxes
cramboes1436543crambo_es
econoboxes2151743econoboxes
fowlpoxes2441433fowlpoxes
gearboxes1942933gearboxes
hatboxes2055003_hatboxes
hellboxes2154293hellboxes
hotboxes2045063ho_tboxes
lockboxes2453453lockboxes
mailboxes2042713mailboxes
outboxes1737823_outboxes
pillboxes2053353pillboxes
postboxes2045243postboxes
saltboxes1853083_saltboxes
soapboxed2142363soapboxed
teaboxes1745063tea_boxes
volvoxes2142243vo_lvoxes
woodboxes2243953woodboxes
workboxes2543883workboxes

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641407.11020905.9
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691407.58023574.0
 
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