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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 “parafoils” 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.

48 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
parafoils144550(None) 
parafoil1345971parafoil_
paraffins1744642paraffins
paraforms1645562paraforms
paranoias11410442paranoias
paranoics1347652paranoics
paranoids1248912paranoids
parasails1147582parasails
parasols1039262paraso_ls
parboils1237432par_boils
aerofoils1243393aerofoils
airfoils1144003_airfoils
caracols12310413caraco_ls
garboils1145663gar_boils
panbroils1343223panbroils
parabola1246653parabo_la
parabolas1347003parabolas
parabolic1546283parabolic
paradores12259653paradores
paradors113411903parado_rs
parados103816053parado__s
paradoses122510253paradoses
paradoxes19267293paradoxes
paraffin1644903paraffi_n
paraffine1744673paraffine
paraffines1844323paraffines
paraform1546923parafo_rm
paragoges1347253paragoges
paragons11311503parago_ns
parallels1145263parallels
paramos113213513paramo__s
paramours1345653paramours
paranoeas1147513paranoeas
paranoia10410563paranoi_a
paranoiac1346263paranoiac
paranoiacs1444253paranoiacs
paranoic1249833paranoi_c
paranoid11311143paranoi_d
parasail1049233parasail_
parasol939553paraso_l_
parazoans2045603parazoans
parboil1138323par_boil_
parfaits1346913par_faits
parols84722613par__o_ls
parotoids1256953parotoids
peafowls1642893p_eafowls
preboils1267293p_reboils
trefoils1145303_trefoils

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641487.45319943.8
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691487.62523434.9
 
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