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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 “downpipe” 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.

36 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
downpipe1631382(None) 
downpipes17133271downpipes
downlike1636182downlike
downside1345292downside
downsize2144272downsize
downtime1444752downtime
hornpipe1542762hornpipe
blowpipe1742353blow_pipe
cowpie133511513cow_pi_e
dawnlike1634673dawnlike
donsie7613643do_nsi_e
dowie94721143dow__i_e
downcome1644133downcome
downhill1543613downhill
downier11299703down_ier
downing123811673down_ing
downlink1644523downlink
downplay1742873downplay
downpour1443003downpour
downriver1642663downriver
downsides1444813downsides
downsized2343413downsized
downsizes2243873downsizes
downslide1443373downslide
downslope1553023downslope
downspin1443733downspi_n
downspins1543603downspins
downtick1843523downtick
downtimes1544513downtimes
downwind1653413downwind
downzone21134273downzone
drainpipe1451673drainpipe
hornpipes1652933hornpipes
hosepipe1544583hosepipe
panpipe1034833_panpipe
townie93312303town_i_e

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit146162368.90616411.6
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691369.39219025.9
 
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