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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 “shoepacs” 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.

36 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
shoepacs154383(None) 
shoepac1444011shoepac_
shoepack1943781shoepack
shoepacks2043511shoepacks
shoelace1345292shoelace
shoelaces1445232shoelaces
champacs1934633champacs
scorepads1473023scorepads
sepals85217373s__epals
seracs84418573s__eracs
sheafs124912883sh_e_afs
sheals94420643sh_e_als
shears93820903sh_e_ars
sheas86331793sh_e_a_s
shellacs1345573shellacs
sherpas1238093sherpa_s
shlepps14394833shlep_ps
shleps114710333shlep__s
shmears1277073shme_ars
shoals94215793sho__als
shoats94117083sho__ats
shoeblack2043153shoeblack
shoeblacks2153013shoeblacks
shoeless1137803shoeless
shoers94518333shoe__rs
shoes85429663shoe___s
shofars1335833sho_fars
shophars1646353shophars
shoppers153010763shoppers
shoppes143411393sho_ppes
shops104222903sho_p__s
shorans102812413sho_rans
showplace1952863showplace
showplaces2062663showplaces
snowpack1942753snowpack
snowpacks2042593snowpacks

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162366.82621412.5
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.26524596.1
 
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