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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 “tortoise” 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.

63 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
tortoise84709(None) 
tortoises947181tortoises
mortise9713532mort_ise
porpoise1248082porpoise
torose64317692tor_o_se
tortile7313192tort_ile
tortonis848742tortonis_
amortise10428513amort_ise
borzois1835833borzois_
dormouse1144243dormouse
forties104323863fort_ies
fortis95418613fort_is_
fortyish1744843fortyish
moralise10314913moralise
morose85116243mor_o_se
mortice11711493mort_ice
mortised1178753mort_ised
mortiser1078483mort_iser
mortises10713623mort_ises
motorise10311523mo_torise
oroide7311703_or_oide
otiose639403_o_tiose
poetise9314043poet_ise
porose84818743por_o_se
porpoised1445463porpoised
porpoises1348433porpoises
portside1138163portside
sorbose938983sorbo_se
sortie63621993sort_i_e
sorties74126403sort_ies
tartish101512633tart_ish
terrorise997173terrorise
tontine72316143tont_ine
tootsie737133tootsi_e
tootsies848613tootsies
tories65435883tor__ies
toroid7416013tor_oi_d
toroids8310653tor_oids
toros54336193tor_o_s_
torous64319033tor_ous_
torpors939383torpors_
torse55833333tor___se
torsos64815733torso_s_
tortas64918253tort_as_
torte55431703tort___e
tortes64826053tort_es_
tortious839023tortious
tortoni738033torto_ni
tortrix1444193tortri_x
tortrixes1644153tortrixes
torts56138123tort__s_
tortuous845903tortuous_
torture738593tort_ure
tortures838913tortures
totalise8312503totalise
travoise1145603travoise
triose64715383t_rio_se
trois57226093t_r_ois_
trotline8310023trotline
turkois1135133turkois_
turkoises1343633turkoises
turquoise1861703turquoise
worthies14310283worthies

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162636.86021306.4
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691637.29624491.6
 
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