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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

106 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
padlock166581(None) 
paddock17104731paddock
padlocks1755471padlocks
daglock1544262daglock
deadlock1644232deadlock
earlock1336922earlock
haddock1885582haddock
headlock1844812headlock
oarlock1336122oarlock
paddocks1894322paddocks
padlocked1942432padlocked
padouk1336682pad_ouk
piddock17103652piddock
pollock1546842pollock
warlock1636292warlock
wedlock1744552wedlock
acock132110213_a_cock
alack114820063_a_lack
armlock1544313armlock
bannock1545043bannock
bawcock20144033bawcock
bedrock1645643bedrock
block134917843__block
bullock1537193bullock
caprock1736813caprock
cassock1545953cassock
charlock1944393charlock
clock134917983__clock
daglocks1643993daglocks
deadlocks1743803deadlocks
dock116228743__d_ock
dreadlock1742253dreadlock
earlocks1435693earlocks
elflock1642973elflock
fetlock1645323fetlock
flock144717423__flock
gavelock1843013gavelock
gridlock1642863gridlock
gunlock1444563gunlock
haddocks1984903haddocks
hairlock1754023hairlock
hammock2064633hammock
hassock1645443hassock
havelock2043683havelock
haycock2144313haycock
headlocks1944463headlocks
hemlock1845633hemlock
hillock1646693hillock
killock1255253killock
lavrock1644223lavrock
lock106134363___lock
mammock1664393mammock
mattock1535823mattock
mudrock1644353mudrock
mullock1535713mullock
oarlocks1445103oarlocks
pack125535443pa___ck
padauk1335643pad_auk
paddocked2042083paddocked
padle84522343padl__e
padles95221123padl_es
padlocking2043023padlocking
padouks1434873pad_ouks
padrone102512073padrone
padroni10278613padroni
palace104516923pa_lace
pallor8313673pallo_r
pallors9314363pallors
palooka1344503pa_looka
parlor8312673parlo_r
parlors9312913parlors
parlour937263parlour
parlous9414293parlous
partook1337313partook
pavlova1542113pavlova
payback2056453payback
payload1336403payload
peacock1745143peacock
petcock1744603petcock
picklock1743613picklock
piddocks1893653piddocks
plack135017843p__lack
plonk114613983p__lonk
pluck134212303p__luck
pock126129293p___ock
pollack1567333pollack
pollocks1656473pollocks
potluck1544033potluck
prerock1536723prerock
redock134311543red_ock
relock124713523_relock
roadblock1852333roadblock
rowlock1654783rowlock
ruddock1543133ruddock
schlock18235873schlock
shaddock1943273shaddock
shlock15378193_shlock
shylock1945053shylock
unblock1545793unblock
undock1337703und_ock
unlock1248533_unlock
warlocks1735363warlocks
wedlocks1844393wedlocks
yapock17365383ya_pock
zaddick2442993zaddick
ziplock2454413ziplock

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1340271066.67320085.0
3Display Results1061060.0303533.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911067.09325192.6
 
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