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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 “crotons” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

39 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
crotons9371437(None) 
cratons94316031cratons
croons85418421cro_ons
croton84415451croton_
croutons1036751croutons
protons93118001protons
cantons95221202cantons
carotins102315582carotins
cartons94122472cartons
cartoons104012802cartoons
chitons122611912chitons
chronons1347352chronons
codons96119462c_odons
cogons96818112c_ogons
colons86028682c_olons
coons76737282c_o_ons
cordons104415762cordons
cortins92421332cortins
cotans81317922c_otans
cottons9312192cottons
craton84517192craton_
crayons12439232crayons
crepons1139312crepons
cretins93216422cretins
crooks124914412cro_oks
croon75522782cro_on_
crouton947132crouton_
crowns115615112cro_wns
cryotrons1444742cryotrons
cytons111710182c_ytons
dromons1038192dromons
frontons1136502frontons
kroons103711242kro_ons
photons123814432photons
proton84318892proton_
rotors64917952_rotors
rotos56027882_roto_s
tritons73814882tritons
trogons83410722trogons

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit107671393.45331181.9
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691393.59249746.9
 
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