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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 “cochaired” 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.

41 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
cochaired174388(None) 
chaired134211242__chaired
cochair1446312cochair__
cochairmen1951932cochairmen
cochairs1545902cochair_s
unchaired1536202unchaired
archaised1545483archaised
archaized2445073archaized
chained133812693__chained
chared125423693__cha_red
charred134614483__charred
choired13349343__choired
clochard1644293clocha_r_d
coadmired1542743coadmired
cocaine111315173coc_aine_
cocaines121314443coc_aines
cochairing1844653cochairing
cochairman1951613cochairman
cockaded1836393cocka_ded
cockered17710213coc_kered
cocktailed1942743cocktailed
cohabited1744023co_habited
cohered133514693co_h_ered
collared113211143colla_red
compared153811823compa_red
conspired1445663conspired
contained12310893contained
coshered14610293cosh_ered
costarred1244703costarred
covaried1448003co_varied
cowhided1843753cowh_ided
enchained1545493enchained
haired105117173___haired
longhaired1551763longhaired
ochered132610283_och_ered
ochred12328003_och__red
pochard1537363pocha_r_d
tochered1437913toch_ered
unchained1537273unchained
uncharred1536103uncharred
unhaired12238763_unhaired

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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641419.26316046.7
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691419.74918329.2
 
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