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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 “holdalls” 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.

41 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
holdalls124433(None) 
holdall1145471holdall_
holdable1437072holdable
boxballs19144233boxballs
foldable1437133foldable
gildhalls1451893gildhalls
goldarns1043593goldarns
halalas104214083hal_alas
halals95018313hal_a_ls
halls85633783h___alls
handballs15116183handballs
hardballs15115543hardballs
heelballs1443433heelballs
hobnails1343303hobnails
hodads1147963ho_da_ds
holards1148433hol_ards
holdbacks2144313holdbacks
holders113715903hold_ers
holdfasts1642233holdfasts
holdings13297743holdings
holdouts1245493holdouts
holds94623243hold___s
holdups1333593hold_ups
holidays1544103holida_ys
hollands12247273hollands
hollas94616903hol__las
hollos95320633hol__los
holydays1843473holyda_ys
hondas10313353honda__s
hondles113614523hond_les
houdahs1434243houda_hs
howdahs1733613howda_hs
lalls55324133__l_alls
lowballs1364393lowballs
modally1338403mo_dally
modals93914453mo_da_ls
moldable1337103moldable
nodally1137913no_dally
oddballs1242963_oddballs
poolhalls1443643poolhalls
soldans83210403solda_ns

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 Limit146162416.65621959.4
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.10825139.4
 
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