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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forfishbowl” 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.

20 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
fishbowl194235(None) 
fishbowls2051971fishbowls
fishbolt1644662fishbolt
fishbone1644662fishbone
washbowl1942252washbowl
disbowel14115213dis_bowel
dishtowel1642923dishtowel
fishbolts1742543fishbolts
fishbones1744263fishbones
fishhook2142163fishhook
fishkill1842143fishkill
fishmeal1642663fishmeal
fishpole1644053fishpole
fishpond1773223fishpond
fishtail1443983fishtail
fishworm1943803fishworm
mistbow1443993mistbow_
mistbows1543993mistbows
washbowls2052043washbowls
wishbone1644293wishbone

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162206.21623513.8
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691206.67226782.2