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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 “pegboxes” 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.

37 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
pegboxes204314(None) 
pegbox1844012pegbox__
teaboxes1745062teaboxes
boxes145625073___boxes
debones103315113de_bones
detoxes1538803de_toxes
feedboxes2242553feedboxes
gearboxes1942933gearboxes
goxes135018263__g_oxes
hatboxes2055003hatboxes
hellboxes2154293hellboxes
hotboxes2045063hotboxes
iceboxes1943533iceboxes
outboxes1737823outboxes
pebbles1337573pe_bbles
pegboard1444803pegboard
pegboards1544023pegboards
pekoes124410423pe_ko_es
pentodes11310363pentodes
pentoses10312893pentoses
peones83821043pe__ones
peploses1269473peploses
peptones12311033peptones
petioles10311643petioles
peyotes1238483pe_yotes
phloxes1935513p_hloxes
pigboats1344523pigboats
pillboxes2053353pillboxes
pinbones1238143pinbones
postboxes2045243postboxes
poxes145325723p___oxes
rebores95319163re_bores
redbones1137593redbones
redoxes15310883re_doxes
skyboxes2442673skyboxes
unboxes16208303_unboxes
xeroxes13246443xe_roxes

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162376.47022590.7
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691376.88925938.6
 
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