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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 “grotty” 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.

43 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
grotty1038983(None) 
gritty10338401gritty
grotto7349811grotto
grouty104710981grouty
blotty11178342blotty
bratty1159682bratty
brothy14519622brothy
clotty11208262clotty
dotty94516102_dotty
fretty1249222fretty
frosty124710632frosty
frothy15578372frothy
garotte868702garotte
ghosty13467212ghosty
gnatty10336482gnatty
gouty95217362g_outy
groat65531972groat_
groats74816652groats
grody103412062gro_dy
groggy1234802groggy
groovy13375402groovy
groszy19395702groszy
grot55942052gro_t_
grots65025852gro_ts
grottos8337332grottos
grout65330422grout_
grouts75015612grouts
growly13499172growly
growth1377382growth
growthy1773282growthy
gutty94516992g_utty
jotty155012602_jotty
knotty13315222knotty
plotty11208852plotty
potty105621002_potty
pretty11510872pretty
ratty84819592_ratty
rooty86423022_rooty
rotte54625932_rotte
rutty85617802_rutty
snotty9489202snotty
spotty11448582spotty
trouty95211792trouty

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 Limit82551432.29635954.3
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691432.65567303.6
 
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