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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 “cowslips” 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.

47 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
cowslips154361(None) 
cowslip1444011cowslip_
cowflaps1842292cowflaps
cowflops1842982cowflops
cowplops1743172cowplops
cowskins1745262cowskins
clips96018303c___lips
codlins104116243co_dlins
colics104219903co__lics
colies84837053co__lies
colins85229043co__lins
collies94326583co_llies
collins93419833co_llins
collops112611753co_llops
complies14314523complies
complins14313113complins
comsymps1941013comsymps
coolies93824963co_olies
corsairs1046873corsairs
corslets1038273corslets
cosies84932153co_s_ies
cosmids1237633co_smids
coulis84018763co_uli_s
cousins9516003cous_ins
coverslips1743343coverslips
cowflap1742503cowflap_
cowflop1742893cowflop_
cowlick1835263cow_lick
cowlicks1944663cow_licks
cowling134017423cow_ling
cowlings14359783cow_lings
cowls106922213cow_l__s
cowpies143314283cow_pies
cowplop1643363cowplop_
cowries124218013cow_ries
cowsheds1734743cowsheds
cowskin1645553cowski_n
crowsteps1642533crowsteps
godships1544723godships
gossips1035903go_ssips
nonslip946553nonslip_
oxlips1544433_o_xlips
slips76023723___slips
sonships1357463sonships
sousliks1244003sousliks
townships1744983townships
worships1647103worships

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162477.17320376.7
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691477.63923391.9
 
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