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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 “rootless” 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.

49 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
rootless8391044(None) 
bootless103410981bootless
footless113710801footless
roofless11316731roofless
rootles73215631rootle_s
rootlets8308651rootlets
blotless10347152blotless
boltless10338282boltless
boonless10328352boonless
bootlegs11325872bootlegs
broodless1235032broodless
coatless1039692coatless
cookless14258632cookless
costless10310002costless
doorless936712doorless
foodless12338382foodless
footlers113910792footlers
footles103715712footle_s
frontless1235402frontless
frostless1235742frostless
hoodless12289732hoodless
hoofless14258012hoofless
hookless151238362hookless
hoopless13279262hoopless
knotless1264572knotless
loftless1135902loftless
moonless10278042moonless
mootness1036752mootness
plotless10256792plotless
poetless1038722poetless
portless10310642portless
restless82713162restless
riftless1136942riftless
roadless937702roadless
rockless14297292rockless
rodless8310072r_odless
rooters74522932root_ers
rootiest83115592rootiest
rootiness979062rootiness
rootle63214452rootle__
rootled83410532rootle_d
rootlet73015732rootle_t
rustless83510242rustless
spotless1037042spotless
toolless836342toolless
toothless1244682toothless
tootlers8289502tootlers
tootles72915602tootle_s
woodless12278452woodless

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059493.31036573.7
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691493.71648086.9
 
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