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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 “glossary” 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.

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
glossary124337(None) 
glossa7529162glossa__
glossae8477282glossa_e
glossal8447052glossa_l
glossas8438192glossa_s
glosser83410812glosser_
glossers9319052glossers
glossily1235092glossily
glossy10549002gloss__y
blossomy15113203blossomy
crossarm1245133crossarm
emissary1343463emissary
flosser10339693flosser_
flossers11307863flossers
flossily1434523flossily
flossy12517703floss__y
glary96018543gl___ary
glassily1235463glassily
glassware1343213glassware
glassy10527753glass__y
glissade1043193glissade
glory96413293glo___ry
gloss64319623gloss___
glossarial1152263glossarial
glossaries1144513glossaries
glossarist1153603glossarist
glossator1042573glossator
glossators1152553glossators
glossed94410073gloss_ed
glosseme1144023glosseme
glosses84014123gloss_es
glossier9358203glossier
glossies93311253glossies
glossina9275543glossina
glossing10278883glossing
gossamery1542123g_ossamery
gossan747233g_ossa_n
gossans836783g_ossans
gossipry1441903g_ossipry
gossipy1343953g_ossipy
grosser84313143grosser_
grossers94410973grossers
grossly1175983gross_ly
lossy85214643_loss__y
ossuary1043943__ossuary
pessary1246873_pessary
rosary92810353_ro_sary

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162476.84621350.0
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691477.29524495.0
 
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