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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 “hoodlums” 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.

44 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
hoodlums144328(None) 
hoodlum1343821hoodlum_
hoodless12289732hoodless
hoodlumish195922hoodlumish
hoodlumism185892hoodlumism
boodlers113710743boodlers
boodles103416043boodl_es
boojums1842653boo_jums
cocoplums1762573cocoplums
doldrums1243053doldrums
doodlers10338843doodlers
doodles93614163doodl_es
foodless12338383foodless
hokums1533923h_o_kums
holdouts1245493holdouts
holdups1333593hold_ups
holmiums1544153holmiums
holms105117803h_o_l_ms
hondles113614523hondl_es
hoodies113419833hood_ies
hoodlike1636563hoodlike
hoodlumisms195873hoodlumisms
hoodoos11109293hood_oos
hoods95124083hood___s
hoofless14258013hoofless
hookless151238363hookless
hooklets15217203hooklets
hookups1633273hoo_kups
hooplas1239213hoopl_as
hoopless13279263hoopless
humdrums1642703humdrums
noodles83513193noodl_es
odeums9367313__odeums
odiums9337943__odiums
oodles73517183_oodl_es
oodlins83210513_oodlins
podiums12227633_podiums
poodles103013513poodl_es
rhodiums1443763rhodiums
sodiums10177213_sodiums
solums85211333_so_lums
woodcuts1443593woodcuts
woodless12278453woodless
woodlots1245343woodlots

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162446.50022486.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691446.91925826.1
 
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