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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 “hosels” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

95 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
hosels9421860(None) 
hosel86024811hosel_
hosers95223961hosers
hoses85443171hose_s
hoseys124614001hoseys
hostels103712311hostels
hotels94515511hotels
housels105312131housels
hovels125413331hovels
losels64714581losels
botels84815802botels
bowels114315592bowels
chisels12219102chisels
choses115825132chose_s
cosecs105015212cosecs
coses76949492cose_s
cosets85824402cosets
coseys115215812coseys
dorsels84412572dorsels
dosers75723632dosers
doses65938502dose_s
dossels85511602dossels
dowels104813342dowels
easels65914552easels
fusels94412452fusels
gospels1035592gospels
hansels104011652hansels
hassels104311012hassels
hazels185710082hazels
heels85625532h_eels
hirsels10128342hirsels
hoers85724922ho_ers
hoes75755732ho_e_s
hoises94823672hoise_s
hokes126231642hoke_s
holes84748652hole_s
hols76946292ho__ls
homely145313172homely
homers114821972homers
homes106938812home_s
homeys145012872homeys
honers94324972honers
hones88144492hone_s
honeys124016082honeys
hooeys125512312hooeys
hopers114222972hopers
hopes105835642hope_s
horses94729342horse_s
hose76547242hose__
hosed95830982hose_d
hosen85623882hose_n
hoser811529762hose_r
hosey116127022hose_y
hosiers104212642hosiers
hostas94515822hostas
hostel93914152hostel_
hostess103210242hostess
hostly124210862hostly
hosts85526702hos_ts
hotel85520752hotel_
housel95217042housel_
housers104717812housers
houses96032272house_s
hovel115017682hovel_
hovers124320252hovers
howes114730262howe_s
howls116219222ho_wls
hoyles12315012hoyles
koels94613902ko_els
losel54419422losel_
losers65123582losers
loses56742012lose_s
models94216352models
mohels115011322mohels
morels84820012morels
morsels94112652morsels
moseys114711702moseys
motels83616892motels
noels56418702no_els
noses55435642nose_s
novels95512502novels
oses46641512_ose_s
ousels64815272ousels
posers84223972posers
poses74642762pose_s
roses56445772rose_s
rosets65819952rosets
rowels94515452rowels
sels46345982__sels
shovels13378392shovels
sorels63921162sorels
towels94314642towels
vowels124410482vowels
yodels104610072yodels
yokels13488062yokels

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551952.46633475.7
3Display Results95950.0332878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691952.84562808.8
 
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