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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 “sources” 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.

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
sources931217(None) 
source8410671source_
sourced1038451sourced
bounces113813682bounces
bournes93615022bournes
bourses94014302bourses
coerces11311942coerces
courses94218892courses
forces114422132fo_rces
gourdes9109382gourdes
jounces16369852jounces
ounces83617772_ounces
pounces114113892pounces
resources1146202resources
sauces84919502sau_ces
sauries72821622sauries
scourges1136532scourges
sluices959072sluices
soirees72411642soirees
solaces93116132solaces
sores55454282so_r_es
soured74921862sour_ed
sourer63620212sour_er
sourest7515712sour_est
sourness839542sourness
sours55230502sour__s
souses64229242sou_ses
spruces113810502spruces
spurges104111652spurges
stoures74614162stour_es
sucres84218892s_ucres
surges73924592s_urges

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671323.07635003.6
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.43652005.5
 
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