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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 “dovecot” 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.

45 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
dovecot135673(None) 
dovecote1443981dovecote
dovecots1444321dovecots
dovecotes1543582dovecotes
advect12309123advec_t
convect143114483convec_t
covert114925503cove_rt
covet105638943cove__t
deco76125973d__eco_
decoct11313783d__ecoct
decor84717573d__ecor
decos85522123d__ecos
decoy115716313d__ecoy
defect124816173defec_t
deject164512843dejec_t
depot85727923d__epot
detect94217403detec_t
develop13145033develop
devest104418703deve_st
dicot85429093d__icot
direct93817333direc_t
divert103922813dive_rt
divest106820073dive_st
divot95723073div__ot
docent92918683doce_nt
doest65829523do_e_st
dogedom1244663dogedom
dogtrot947443dogtrot
dove85131563dove___
dovekey1852783dovekey
dovekie15134313dovekie
doven94718553dove__n
dovened12389063dovened
dovens104413903dove_ns
doves94728153dove__s
duvet9321873duve__t
monocot11412013monocot
ocelot8813383_ocelot
overcoat13312103_overcoat
overcoy1536633_overcoy
overcut12310423_overcut
overhot13411223_overhot
overt85630723_ove_rt
polecat11313143polecat
polycot14510123polycot

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911340270.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit134027457.54617761.3
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.99922339.2
 
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