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

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

31 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
jackhammers315176(None) 
jackhammer3051881jackhammer_
jackhammered336782jackhammered
backhanders23123803backhanders
jackhammering346903jackhammering
acclaimers1642454_acclaimers
backgammons2416954backgammons
backhander22144944backhander_
backlashers22123634backlashers
backpackers2252884backpackers
backwaters2195164backwa_ters
blackhanders2462404blackhanders
chambers173410624__c_hambers
chamfers18409224__c_hamfers
champers173311624__c_hampers
charmers154211334__c_harmers
clammers143510694__c_lammers
crammers14369354__c_rammers
hackamores2152424hack_amores
hammers144216064____hammers
jacamars1944004jac__a_mars
jackassery2651304jack_assery
jackasses2243714jack_asse_s
jackers204214454jack____ers
jammers183710704j____ammers
jayhawkers3051124ja_yhawkers
nicknamers1851974nickna_mers
packagers18144684pack_a_gers
rehammers1644504__rehammers
scammers14339774_sc__ammers
shammers153710844___shammers

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 Filter1786911488190.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit148819319.31315979.7
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691319.46618877.1
 
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