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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 “jaywalks” 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.

29 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
jaywalks254214(None) 
jaywalk2442521jaywalk_
catwalks1744792catwalks
jaywalked2741522jaywalked
jaywalker2651902jaywalker
jaywalkers2751732jaywalkers
skywalks1742192skywalks
bytalks1632713_bytalks
cakewalks1742643cakewalks
catwalk1645323catwalk_
dayworks1945563dayworks
drywalls1542953drywalls
gadwalls1343873gadwalls
gayals1039513gay_al_s
hawalas13348353ha_walas
hayracks2045313hayracks
haywards1845873haywards
jacales16310323ja_cales
jacals1539873ja_cal_s
jackals2036893jackal_s
jawans1657843ja_wa_ns
jaywalking2851563jaywalking
kayaks1236333kay_a_ks
narwals1036983narwal_s
outwalks1535993outwalks
paybacks2145493paybacks
racewalks1843533racewalks
skywalk1642353skywalk_
walks126218503___walks

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 Filter1786911461620.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit146162297.03320782.3
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.56223630.1
 
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