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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 “squash” 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.

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
squash184683(None) 
quash174512161_quash
squashy2233841squashy
squish1838571squish
squush1833991squush
aquas142412612aquas_
musquash2241602musquash
quasi144015022_quasi
quass144413762_quass
qursh174110842_qursh
sash77235302s__ash
shush113812542shu_sh
skuas95611732skuas_
slash84719682s_lash
slush85316572slu_sh
smash104814432s_mash
smush104410582smu_sh
snash84815672s_nash
splash1168822splash
squab163810732squa_b
squabs17429322squabs
squad155110792squa_d
squads164410292squads
squall1538002squall
squama1736532squama
square154513362square
squarish2047322squarish
squark19438112squark
squashed21215982squashed
squasher20185782squasher
squashes20207802squashes
squat143720142squa_t
squats153712962squats
squaw17368982squa_w
squawk22385372squawk
squaws18438782squaws
squishy2244022squishy
squoosh1962842squoosh
stash84916972s_tash
swash116316752s_wash

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551402.53032628.9
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691402.88961852.2
 
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