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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwindsock” 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.

21 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
windsock184318(None) 
windsocks1943071windsocks
winnock1643892win_nock
linstock1444433linstock
piddock17103653pi_ddock
undock1337703_und_ock
wedlock1744553w_edlock
window1347363wind_o_w
windows1447743wind_ows
windowy1744643wind_owy
windrow1445853windro_w
windrows1546163windrows
winds95425603winds___
windstorm1542703windstorm
windsurf1543163windsurf
winesop1264233wineso_p
winesops1374663winesops
wingback2044403wingback
winnocks1743873win_nocks
winsome1237463win_some
woodcock2043313woodcock

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162216.12623859.3
3Display Results21210.0131615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691216.54527301.9