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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 “sargasso” 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.

32 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
sargasso94225(None) 
sargassos1042321sargassos
sargassum1251582sargassum
argals75517713_argals_
bagass938933ba_gass_
bagasse1035143ba_gasse
barbasco1443143barbasco
carassow1343253car_assow
carcass11310513carcass_
harass9313943har_ass_
hardass1139753hardass_
largando1043803largando
largess8408913largess_
largesse9294413largesse
margays1337493margays_
sagas66025883sa_ga_s_
saggars93610683saggars_
saigas74114293saiga_s_
sangars83116253sangars_
sangas75222653sanga_s_
sarans64224433sar_ans_
sarcasm1136693sarca_sm
sarcasms1244983sarcasms
sardars83112903sardars_
sargassums1351213sargassums
sarges75128593sarg_es_
sargo65424413sarg___o
sargos74318273sarg_os_
sarsars73512143sarsars_
smartass1044273smartass_
strass67117223str_ass_
surpass938283surpass_

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162327.61019206.6
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691328.04622208.7
 
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