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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 “haircuts” 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.

39 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
haircuts134366(None) 
haircut1246831haircut_
haircaps15144362haircaps
hairnets1195632hairnets
haricots1347332haricots
airbus848343_airbu_s
airts55626343_air__ts
arcus76918863_a_rcu_s
bailouts1036613bailouts
barbuts11439843ba_rbuts
circuits1246023_circuits
circus104310593_circu_s
hackbuts1943873hackbuts
hagbuts1354933ha_gbuts
haikus13538293hai_ku_s
haints94417583hai__nts
haircap14134753hairc_ap
haircloth1752983haircloth
haircloths1852463haircloths
haircutter1551253haircutter
haircutters1651153haircutters
hairdos1136823hair_dos
hairiest11612463hairiest
hairless1157413hairless
hairnet10911703hairnet_
hairpins1365433hairpins
hairs86225173hair___s
halibuts1364443halibuts
handouts1238233handouts
hangouts1236183hangouts
haricot12311963haricot_
harlots103413293ha_rlots
harts88441593ha_r__ts
hiccups1643223h_iccups
hirsute1084523h_irsute
miscuts1139183_miscuts
nairus639143nair_u_s
overcuts1337513overcuts
rainouts846913rainouts

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162397.33019940.2
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691397.76623009.4
 
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