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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 “horseradishes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

22 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
horseradishes20668(None) 
horseradish1861942horseradish__
horsefleshes2151334horse_fleshes
horseraces1546034horsera___ces
foreladies1444985for_eladi__es
goosefishes1852295goose__fishes
headfishes2044415h___e_adfishes
horseflies1644715horse_fli__es
horsehairs1683685horseha_i__rs
horsehides1744425horse__hi_des
horselaughs1851215horsela_ugh_s
horsemanship2263195horsema_nship
horsemanships2363055horsema_nships
horserace1445715horsera___ce_
horseshoes16134735horse____shoes
horsetails1344735horseta_i__ls
ostracises1245375_o_stracis_es
overfishes1947015_o_ver_fishes
radishes1269465_____radishes
reradiates11178015__r_eradiates
reraises8415645__r_era_is_es
rosefishes1644115ro_se__fishes

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit124790229.17313604.1
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691229.32619160.5
 
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