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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 “golfing” 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.

66 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
golfing1236894(None) 
golfings13304871golfings
goofing123510631goofing
gulfing12339471gulfing
rolfing113710651rolfing
wolfing14277891wolfing
boffing16339982boffing
bolling103820882bolling
bolting104416762bolting
coffing163811252coffing
coifing133213892coifing
doffing15357792doffing
doling84923132dol_ing
dolling93817372dolling
folding123912442folding
gaffing15379732gaffing
galling93921962galling
gaoling93314652gaol_ing
gelding103911792gelding
gelling93219762gelling
gilding103813002gilding
gilling93520382gilling
globing113210002globing
gloving12308442gloving
glowing123211792glowing
glozing18338892glozing
gluing83812052g_luing
goading103112852goading
goaling93515332goaling
gobbing132910702gobbing
godding113911942godding
godling103513402godling
going75218492go__ing
gonging103713032gonging
goosing93314082goosing
gorging102611362gorging
goring84119572go_ring
gorming112810832gorming
gosling93312402gosling
gouging103410702gouging
gowning12258832gowning
gulling94019562gulling
gulping11309752gulping
holding123514282holding
holing104025072hol_ing
holking153512312holking
hoofing143912552hoofing
jolting153410912jolting
loafing11319792loafing
lolling83415782lolling
molding114213752molding
molting103517172molting
offing13368642_offing
ogling83211882ogl_ing
poling93526502pol_ing
polling102920382polling
rolling83620412rolling
roofing113814352roofing
selfing112911622selfing
soling74226822sol_ing
soloing82813802soloing
solving112910852solving
toling73926122tol_ing
tolling83418562tolling
voling103918022vol_ing
woofing14349892woofing

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671663.26332997.5
3Display Results66660.0164125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691663.65548889.5
 
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