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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 “foveas” 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.

46 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
foveas123862(None) 
fovea11310481fovea_
foveae1237561foveae
foveal1237701foveal
boheas114013212boheas
boreas85421732boreas
covens114919262covens
covers114627962covers
coves105539172cove_s
covets114819642covets
coveys145413502coveys
dovens104413902dovens
doves94728152dove_s
favas115618592fav_as
favelas1337022favelas
faves115331422fave_s
fevers125414892fevers
fivers124420922fivers
fives116027362five_s
fleas86423662f_leas
foes76543442fo_e_s
fogeys13509262fogeys
foleys123810462foleys
fores85847102fore_s
fossas94610702fossas
foveate1338362foveate
foveolas14135112foveolas
foxes156321092foxe_s
foyers125413132foyers
hovels125413332hovels
hovers124320252hovers
lovers94223432lovers
loves85332012love_s
movers115117192movers
moves106128422move_s
novas85215362nov_as
novels95512502novels
novenas1036892novenas
ovens86217452_ovens
overs85224792_overs
rovers95423522rovers
roves84834482rove_s
toeas55726422to_eas
uveas84912282_uveas
wovens12449832wovens
zoeas145815612zo_eas

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551462.31335690.0
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691462.67266875.4
 
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