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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 “halcyons” 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.

67 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
halcyons164402(None) 
halcyon1543921halcyon_
falcons1239122falc_ons
halons95720712hal__ons
aglycons1442973aglycons
aliyos9349533_aliyo_s
anyons94513503_a_nyons
archons12311583_archons
bacons104917583ba_c_ons
balcony1435853balc_ony
ballons93916963bal_lons
balloons103110523balloons
baryons121010473ba_ryons
caldrons1138063caldrons
canyons124511593ca_nyons
carryons1337103carryons
chaldrons1545493chaldrons
dacrons103211033da_crons
dalapons1145443dalapons
daltons8310403dal_tons
falchions1743913falchions
falcon11310293falc_on_
flacons1238053flac_ons
galleons9258443galleons
gallons83015953gal_lons
galloons9289703galloons
garcons102411643garc_ons
gascons10289103gasc_ons
hadrons113314303ha_drons
hagdons1258523ha_gdons
halations12312393halations
halazone2046093halazone
halazones2145993halazones
halftone1445153halftone
halftones1545213halftones
halidoms1485823halidoms
halloas104318463hal_loas
halloes104021523hal_loes
halloos103716743hal_loos
hallos95425103hal_lo_s
hallows134417393hal_lows
haloes94623863hal__oes
halogens1237363halogens
halon86124863hal__on_
halos85230253hal__o_s
harpoons1337483harpoons
helicons1337613helicons
hellions11310023hellions
macons104017243ma_c_ons
macrons113514893ma_crons
malisons1048783malisons
mascons113411583masc_ons
raccoons1265453raccoons
racons84319343ra_c_ons
racoons93912433ra_coons
rayons94113343ra__yons
sabayons1343963sabayons
salchows1644203salchows
salmons93713263sal_mons
salons63823693sal__ons
saloons74415323sal_oons
shalloons1245223shalloons
tachyons1644623tachyons
talcous939483talc_ous
talions7314113tal_ions
talons64019443tal__ons
tardyons1244613tardyons

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 Filter1786911461620.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit146162676.98320931.1
3Display Results67670.0164187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691677.46923924.4
 
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