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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 “dockyard” 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.

32 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
dockyard194328(None) 
dockyards2042981dockyards
backyard2046842backyard
dockhand1953392dockhand
dockland1643712dockland
dooryard1343372dooryard
stockyard1992362stockyard
backward2048103backward
backyards2146533backyards
boatyard1444073boatyard
boneyard1475323boneyard
boyard125411283bo__yard
brickyard2142093brickyard
coalyard1444093coalyard
deckhand1943103deckhand
deeryard1353593deeryard
dockage1535723dock_age
docked145018333dock__ed
docker134417653dock_er_
dockers143715003dock_ers
docketed16156583docketed
dockhands2053123dockhands
docklands1743153docklands
dooryards1443263dooryards
dotard839053do__tard
downward1644443downward
duckboard1943013duckboard
foreyard1546423foreyard
junkyard2341753junkyard
pochard1537363poc_hard
pockmark1743403pockmark
stockyards20102193stockyards

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 Limit146162326.65621959.4
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.12225090.0
 
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