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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 “drooling” 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.

47 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
drooling10261042(None) 
drolling103510761drolling
drooping12268801drooping
broiling113112012broiling
brooding122911372brooding
brooking153710702brooking
brooming132911142brooming
cooling103422572_cooling
crooking153611342crooking
crooning113112112crooning
dewooling1444322dewooling
doling84923132d__oling
dolling93817372d_olling
doodling11218402doodling
dooming113112532d_ooming
drawling13318672drawling
drilling103311982drilling
droning93013722dr_oning
droolier936072droolier
dropping14309282dropping
drouking1436442drouking
droving12379682dr_oving
drowning13298362drowning
drowsing13287772drowsing
fooling113117372_fooling
grooming12309512grooming
grooving13286712grooving
growling1348162growling
pooling103219092_pooling
proofing1439312proofing
prowling1449992prowling
roiling83220452_roiling
rolling83620412_rolling
roofing113814352_roofing
rooking123517362_rooking
rooming104117042_rooming
roosing84018132_roosing
rooting83522432_rooting
rootling9269952_rootling
shooling123012562shooling
snooling93013472snooling
spooling113212562spooling
stooling93113132stooling
tooling82918312_tooling
trolling93212492trolling
trooping112710282trooping
vrooming14287352vrooming

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059473.47034887.3
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691473.88945947.8
 
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