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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 “tailbones” 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.

46 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
tailbones115526(None) 
tailbone1045491tailbone_
mailboxes2042712mailboxes
ambones11312683_a_mbones
backbones1947253backbones
bilboes114410243_bilbo_es
calzones1948763ca_lzones
chinbones1655033chinbones
daimones11208803dai_mones
hailstones1344993hailstones
hambones1539673ha_mbones
hipbones1546023_hipbones
jawbones20134853ja_wbones
lazybones2342273lazybones
pinbones1238143_pinbones
railbuses1143623railbuses
sailboats1145243sailboats
sawbones13126643sa_wbones
shinbones1454583shinbones
stilbenes1143933stilbenes
taglines92210833tagl_ines
tailbacks1744423tailbacks
tailboard1245773tailboard
tailboards1345083tailboards
tailcoats1144013tailcoats
tailfans1144553tailfan_s
tailfins1135443tailfin_s
tailgates1046533tailgates
tailings93211673tail_ings
tailles72516473tail__les
tailored936203tail_ored
tailors73212393tail_o_rs
tailpipes1373073tailpipes
tailplanes1244313tailplanes
tailraces1144903tailraces
tailwinds1342353tailwinds
talions7314113ta_lion_s
tallboys1374623tallbo_ys
taloned8310223ta_l_oned
talons64019443ta_l_on_s
thighbones19153013thighbones
toolboxes1843213toolboxes
tribunes1055863tri_bunes
trilbies1037693trilb_ies
tritones83413443tri_tones
trombones1345363trombones

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641466.81321817.3
3Display Results46460.0301533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691467.26324602.9
 
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