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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 “frosty” 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.

44 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
frosty12471063(None) 
frost84727831frost_
frosts94214621frosts
frowsty16464981frowsty
brosy106115382bros_y
crusty114911342crusty
drosky14486162drosky
drossy10528472drossy
feisty12449292feisty
floaty124210942floaty
flossy12517702flossy
footsy12587932footsy
footy115820532f_ooty
forty114824272f_orty
fretty1249222fretty
frisky16406672frisky
froggy1434492froggy
front85029222front_
fronts94415792fronts
frosh115713402fros_h
frosted113211872frosted
frostily1436692frostily
froth115919282fro_th
frothy15578372frothy
frouzy21395282frouzy
frowst125512072frowst_
frowsts13426102frowsts
frowsy15498272frowsy
frowzy24485792frowzy
fruity12429692fruity
frusta937452frusta
fusty115016512f_usty
ghosty13467212ghosty
groszy19395702groszy
grotty10389832grotty
grouty104710982grouty
prost75434102prost_
prosy106319252pros_y
rooty86423022_rooty
rosy76024872_ros_y
rusty85221052_rusty
trouty95211792trouty
trusty94710112trusty
wristy12509702wristy

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 Filter178691825510.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit82551442.23336968.7
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691442.57969286.9
 
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