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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 “downcast” 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.

33 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
downcast144500(None) 
downcasts1542911downcasts
downiest122710602downiest
downwash1842622downwash
dicast9315573d__icast
dogcart1148043do_gcart
donas65926473do_n_as_
dongas84914613do_ngas_
donnas75511323do_nnas_
dowdiest13328953dowdiest
downbeat1444953downbeat
downbeats1543193downbeats
downburst1572413downburst
downcome1644133downcome
downcourt1553543downcourt
downdraft1753103downdraft
downers113912773downers_
downfall1543633downfall
downhaul1542883downhaul
downland1364533downland
downless1236363downless
downs94918573down__s_
downscale1543523downscale
downward1644443downward
dynast1088223d_yn_ast
forecast1349763forecast
newscast1343423newscast
noncash1245163no_ncash
nonpast939033no_npast
offcast1544473_offcast
opencast1244863opencast
outcast91013743_outcast
uncast84215713__uncast

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 Limit146162336.59322169.3
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.05925313.9
 
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