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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 “retool” 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.

39 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
retool6391448(None) 
retook104313441retook
retools73411021retools
befool1137712befool
betook12439602betook
dewool1047402dewool
ketol95414002ket_ol
metol75917812met_ol
petrol82714062petrol
precool1139012precool
ratoon64417372ratoon
reboil83814682reboil
rebook125213202rebook
reboot84119332reboot
recoal84117982recoal
recoil84016722recoil
recook125513922recook
regosol844882regosol
relook104813742relook
reoil55321182re_oil
repoll8410792repoll
reroll6412682reroll
reroof9315002reroof
respool937642respool
retail65522072retail
retell63813642retell
retial64724992retial
retinol7469692retinol
retold73013752retold
retooled938472retooled
retore67630772retore
retorn610923432retorn
retort66831152retort
retotal739842retotal
retral64419742retral
retro55020952retro_
retros63820192retros
stool55619892_stool
tool46735682__tool

Search took 4 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 Limit82551392.82629211.3
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691393.18856051.1
 
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