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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhorseplays” 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.

16 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
horseplays184280(None) 
horseplay1743001horseplay_
foreplays1745042for_eplays
horseplayer1952082horseplayer
horseplayers2051742horseplayers
foreplay1645673for_eplay_
horsebeans1583623horsebeans
horsecars1444763horse_cars
horseflies1644713horseflies
horsefly1744873horsefl_y_
horseless1237213horse_less
horsepoxes2253793horsepoxes
houseplant1553933houseplant
houseplants1653113houseplants
replays12399763__r_eplays
wordplays1852383wor_dplays

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603166.78020737.9
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691167.20324807.9