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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 “woodcock” 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.

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
woodcock204331(None) 
woodcocks2143271woodcocks
coldcock1642772coldcock
moorcock1842882moorcock
woodblock2152362woodblock
woodchuck2451322woodchuck
woodwork1955932woodwork
boondock1763723boondock
coldcocks1742543coldcocks
gorcock1643653_gorcock
moorcocks1942773moorcocks
stopcock1843103stopcock
wedlock1744553w_edlock
windsock1843183windsock
woodblocks2252213woodblocks
woodbox2043693woodbo_x
woodchat1743563woodchat
woodchucks2551253woodchucks
woodcut1344693woodc_ut
woodcuts1443593woodcuts
woodlark1693303woodlark
woodlore1245103woodlore
woodlot1147023woodlo_t
woodlots1245343woodlots
woodnote1244153woodnote
woodtone1245153woodtone
woodworks2045583woodworks
woodworm1745283woodworm
woolpack1942823woolpack
woolsack1742973woolsack
woolwork1854693woolwork
wordbook1844063wordbook

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162326.19023612.6
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691326.62326980.4
 
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