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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 “snowbell” 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.

40 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
snowbell1311359(None) 
snowball13114941snowball
snowbells14113491snowbells
snowbelt13114621snowbelt
cowbell1445222_cowbell
snowballs14114462snowballs
snowbelts14112762snowbelts
snowfall14133302snowfall
snowmelt13114122snowmelt
sowbelly1643872s_owbelly
blowball1544153blowball
cowbells1544993_cowbells
doorbell1143413doorbell
indwell1143903indw_ell
inkwell1442533inkw_ell
lowball1275503_lowball
sawbill1255293s_awbill
shoebill1344213shoebill
snell54517303sn___ell
snobbery15514293snobbery
snobbily1544233snobbily
snorkel1135423snorke_l
snorkels1234413snorkels
snowballed1642213snowballed
snowbank1743233snowbank
snowberry1742503snowberry
snowbird1443373snowbird
snowbush1642093snowbush
snowed104613623snow_e_d
snowfalls15113083snowfalls
snowfield16111973snowfield
snowier1038793snowie_r
snowiest1138143snowiest
snowily1336883snow_ily
snowless1145633snowless
snowmelts14112473snowmelts
snowmen12246153snowme_n
snowmold1442743snowmold
swell84815983s__w_ell
unwell9349443un_w_ell

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162407.72018932.9
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691408.15921901.1
 
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