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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 “spooling” 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.

60 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
spooling11321256(None) 
pooling103219091_pooling
shooling123012561shooling
snooling93013471snooling
spoiling112911551spoiling
spoofing14228361spoofing
spooking15269801spooking
spoolings12245391spoolings
spooning112811441spooning
spooring113111461spooring
stooling93113131stooling
cooling103422572_cooling
drooling102610422drooling
fooling113117372_fooling
poling93526502_p_oling
polling102920382_polling
poohing133112322_poohing
pooing93820682_poo_ing
pooping123615442_pooping
respooling1355742respooling
schooling1546942schooling
scooping133610632scooping
scooting113012642scooting
scowling1458292scowling
shoaling123111752shoaling
shooing112112912shoo_ing
shooting122812862shooting
skoaling13227212skoaling
snooding102910432snooding
snooking133010582snooking
snooping113811322snooping
snooting92813202snooting
snoozing18319082snoozing
snoozling19314342snoozling
soiling83422322s_oiling
soling74226822s__oling
soloing82813802s_oloing
sooting82820962s_ooting
spalling113213462spalling
sparling112714532sparling
speeling112713122speeling
speiling113612972speiling
spelling113315232spelling
spieling113212522spieling
spiling102919702sp_iling
spilling113113942spilling
spoking143212222sp_oking
sponging1238822sponging
sporing104319412sp_oring
sporting112415462sporting
spotting112812092spotting
spousing11198732spousing
spouting113511952spouting
stooging102810042stooging
stooking132711142stooking
stooping113012362stooping
swooning12278202swooning
swooping14338402swooping
tooling82918312_tooling
unspooling1343852unspooling

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059603.83031608.1
3Display Results60600.0302000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691604.23342213.8
 
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