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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 “thunderstrokes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
thunderstrokes227173(None) 
thunderstrikes2261741thunderstrikes
thunderstroke2161911thunderstroke_
thunderstones1762162thunderst_ones
thunderstrike2161892thunderstrike_
counterstrokes2064623counterstrokes
thunderstone1652233thunderst_one_
thunderstorms1961593thunderst_orms
thunderstricken2581303thunderstricken
counterstrikes2094744counterstrikes
counterstroke1954784counterstroke_
thundershower23151494thunders_hower
thundershowers24171264thunders_howers
thunderstorm1861744thunderst_o_rm
thunderstriking2481424thunderstriking
thunderstruck2371384thunderstr_uck
understories1365564__understories
counterstrike1965295counterstrike_
masterstrokes1961185_masterstrokes
sidestrokes1662365__side_strokes
sunstrokes1443125_sun___strokes
superstrikes1855865_su_perstrikes
thunderbirds1951675thunderbir__ds
thunderbolts1851535thunder__bolts
thunderclouds2071165thunder_clouds
thunderers1443975thunder_er___s
thunderous1443615thunde___ro_us
underscores1445375__unders_cores
understates1247705__underst_ates
understudies1453325__understudies
undertakes1547695__under_t_akes
undertones1148975__under_t_ones

Search took 7 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024326.61014375.8
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691326.98325589.4
 
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