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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 “kaross” 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.

41 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
kaross10191001(None) 
karoos102415801karoos
across8312642across
arose55832082_arose
barons85025382barons
caress85720262caress
carobs104818102carobs
carols85124982carols
caroms105619572caroms
cross75124502_cross
dross65418092_dross
faros85532022faro_s
gross65421692_gross
harass9313942harass
kabobs14439302kabobs
kaons95014852ka_ons
kapoks11347262kapoks
karats106420492karats
karmas123013732karmas
karns96624142kar_ns
karoo92519582karo_o
karosses1236492karosses
karroos1139312karroos
karst97228992kar_st
karsts106012942karsts
karts97630112kar_ts
kavass13517302kavass
kayoes134710822kayoes
kayos127714702kayo_s
kazoos19259112kazoos
koss85224812k__oss
parols84722612parols
parous84024162parous
pross76529402_pross
sarods74918572sarods
saros55238062saro_s
saroses73619332saroses
tarocs84615662tarocs
taroks106115282taroks
taros55640822taro_s
tarots66422992tarots

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 Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551412.35635038.6
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691412.73265406.7
 
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