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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 “fondest” 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.

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
fondest1131240(None) 
blondest11419242blondest
boldest102613062boldest
boniest93318992boniest
coldest102514762coldest
congest104618772congest
contest93523232contest
finest94321732fin_est
fondant11311142fondant
fonded115717042fonde_d
fonder104120062fonde_r
fondles113512612fondles_
fondness1237212fondness
fonds95824822fond_s_
fondues11399312fondues_
fondus105210942fondus_
forest94926742fo_rest
foulest10313312foulest
foxiest174310492foxiest
foziest194110942foziest
funest94316862fun_est
funfest13348082funfest
funnest102912002funnest
goldest92411172goldest
honest94822422hon_est
kindest12311502kindest
longest84114952longest
loudest839932loudest
modest93818452mo_dest
mondes94322352mondes_
oddest81710862_oddest
oldest72114092_oldest
roundest9310472roundest
sondes74922872sondes_
soundest9510972soundest
toniest73218902toniest

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671363.19033752.7
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691363.59349733.1
 
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