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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 “tagboard” 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.

76 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
tagboard124556(None) 
tagboards1345131tagboards
aboard9312612_a_board
garboard1247242garboard
lapboard1355782lapboard
larboard1157662larboard
pegboard1444802pegboard
starboard1275842starboard
tabard9313332ta_b_ard
tackboard1844722tackboard
tailboard1245772tailboard
teaboard1146292teaboard
astarboard1392803astarboard
backboard2047183backboard
bargeboard1652993bargeboard
baseboard1445543baseboard
bedboard14115723bedboard
board85523003___board
boxboard2044613boxboard
callboard1445663callboard
cardboard1545863cardboard
clapboard1683953clapboard
cupboard1544253cupboard
dartboard1344253dartboard
dashboard1643803dashboard
fallboard1545053fallboard
gabbard1336553ga_bbard
garboards1346363garboards
hagborn1344953hagbo_rn
haggard13377183hag_gard
hardboard1645583hardboard
headboard1644933headboard
inboard1037063_inboard
keyboard1844503keyboard
laggard10347623lag_gard
lapboards14105373lapboards
larboards1246983larboards
leeboard1145433leeboard
mopboard1543983mopboard
onboard1046503_onboard
outboard1138323outboard
packboard2044843packboard
pegboards1544023pegboards
preboard1338263preboard
reboard10310763_reboard
rubboard1343983rubboard
saggard10358953sag_gard
sailboard1245903sailboard
seaboard1147433seaboard
signboard1343773signboard
skyboard1844003skyboard
staggard1144513stag_gard
starboards1365303starboards
tabards10310383ta_b_ards
tabooed10267383ta_booed
tabor75518393ta_bo_r_
tabored102810563ta_bored
tabors84517113ta_bo_rs
tabour84011323ta_bour_
taboured1156273ta_boured
tabours94110093ta_bours
tackboards1944363tackboards
tailboards1345083tailboards
tambour1136353tambour_
tamboura1253893tamboura
tamboured1443783tamboured
tambours1255873tambours
tanbark1337373tanb_ark
tankard1267263ta_nkard
tanyard1167183ta_nyard
teaboards1245393teaboards
tugboat10126103tugboa_t
tugboats11154103tugboats
wakeboard1944753wakeboard
wallboard1545023wallboard
washboard1844523washboard

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162767.23320207.7
3Display Results76760.0302533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691767.68623248.9
 
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