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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 “parrot” 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.

54 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
parrot832066(None) 
carrot8423121carrot
parrots9312741parrots
parroty1247861parroty
argot67728652_argot
arrow83414882_arrow
barret84930482barret
barrow114512762barrow
carrom10513402carrom
carrots9714622carrots
carroty1248942carroty
farrow12309972farrow
garret74426552garret
garron73113492garron
garrote8510102garrote
harlot94422802harlot
harrow122610772harrow
karroo10410012karroo
marmot10318742marmot
marron83717542marron
marrow112812602marrow
narrow9269142narrow
pardon94618732pardon
parent83230422parent
pareo74632602pareo_
pareos87023772pareos
parget94529392parget
pargo86723722pargo_
pargos95719042pargos
parlor8312672parlor
parol74826272pa_rol
parr65731152parr__
parral85517532parral
parred95024072parred
parrel84515982parrel
parroket1449202parroket
parroted1158842parroted
parroter1058202parroter
parrs75928672parr_s
parry105323752parr_y
parson83817902parson
part65967462pa_r_t
parton84720992parton
parvo107719182parvo_
parvos116614752parvos
patriot9314532patriot
patrol83213022patrol
patron84018042patron
perron83216622perron
pierrot948832pierrot
pyrrol1136272pyrrol
sparrow1234262sparrow
tarot55943932ta_rot
yarrow12287932yarrow

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551542.31035736.4
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691542.67266875.4
 
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