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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 “tornadoes” 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.

28 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
tornadoes104429(None) 
tornados945371tornado_s
toreadors1045152toreadors
tornado845672tornado__
torpedoes1243942torpedoes
torsades937212torsad_es
condoes104319203co_n_does
corantoes1147653corantoes
corrades111211263corrad_es
dorados938203dor_ado_s
fordoes11311963for__does
foredoes12310803for_edoes
monades103713823mo_nad_es
ternaries9311643ternaries
tirades8311723tir_ad_es
toadies82914863to__adies
tomatoes1038613to_matoes
tondos75115923to_n_do_s
tonnages9187873tonna_ges
toreador945003toreado_r
tornadic1144843tornad_ic
torpedoed1342583torpedoed
torpedos1143933torpedo_s
torsade837593torsad_e_
tostados995073tostado_s
tournedos1042533tournedo_s
trades75724503t_r_ad_es
treadles939703t_readles

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 Limit148641286.89021573.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.32624391.3
 
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