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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 “soybeans” 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
soybeans134328(None) 
soybean1243951soybean_
bogbeans1343452bogbeans
shebeans1344702shebeans
beans75734693___beans
bogbean1244643bogbean_
corbans11313173corb_ans
doyens104810223doy_e_ns
forbears1337073forbears
gobans94412043go_b_ans
gombeens1342703gombeens
hoydens14347403hoyde_ns
obeahs1135863_o_beahs
oceans81211003_o_ceans
shebean1235763shebean_
shebeens1343333shebeens
skeans104512913s__keans
sobas74424253so_b_a_s
sobbers114114263sobbe_rs
sobers85218863so_be_rs
soddens9348413sodde_ns
softens10347623softe_ns
solans64122493so__lans
soldans83210403so_ldans
somans84619303so__mans
sorbent92915243sorbe_nt
sorbents10279133sorbents
sorbets93012513sorbe_ts
soudans8309353so_udans
sovrans1036483so_vrans
sowans94215893so__wans
sowbreads1542853sowbreads
sowens93613153so_we_ns
soyas84520913soy__a_s
speans85417143s__peans
subdeans1137203subdeans
sunbeams1243963sunbeams
sylvans13235893s_ylvans
syrens94911993s_yre_ns
yeans86624883__y_eans

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162406.92321112.5
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.35924282.0
 
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