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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 “sourced” 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.

41 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
sourced103845(None) 
source8410671source_
sources9312171sources
soured74921861sour_ed
bounced123610552bounced
coerced1238582coerced
coursed104113602coursed
courted103514922courted
forced126316522fo_rced
jounced17337612jounced
loured74617402lour_ed
mourned1037762mourned
pounced123510622pounced
poured95116742pour_ed
sauced93913302sau_ced
scoured103811152scour_ed
scourged1234572scourged
sluiced1046052sluiced
slurped10368752slurped
slurred8359192slurred
soared74324292soar_ed
solaced102911062solaced
sorbed94916522so_rbed
sored66141782so_r_ed
sorned74820042so_rned
sorted74523712so_rted
soughed123811622soughed
souled75419822sou_led
sounded93214462sounded
souped95017672sou_ped
sourer63620212sour_er
soused74822982sou_sed
southed114313992southed
spruced12307532spruced
spurned10339262spurned
spurred103610622spurred
spurted103111972spurted
surfed103814462s_urfed
surged84118882s_urged
toured74216152tour_ed
unsourced1244832unsourced

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671413.48330913.3
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691413.87246149.5
 
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