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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 “alchemistical” 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.

39 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
alchemistical226184(None) 
alchemistic2053502alchemistic__
alchemical1954423alchem___ical
atheistical1654573a_the_istical
alchemist1645924alchemist____
alchemists1744544alchemist___s
pantheistical2063004panthe_istical
theistical1545134__the_istical
acoustical1454035a_c__oustical
acritical1348145a_c__ri_tical
acrostical1445835a_c__rostical
albitical1345295al___bi_tical
alchemic1745255alchem___ic__
alchemically2454785alchem___ically
alchemizing2852885alchemi_zi_ng
alphabetical2162185alph_abetical
archaistic1745075arch_aistic__
archetypical2461455arche_typical
ascetical1346285asc_e___tical
atheistic1447355a_the_istic__
atheistically2166355a_the_istically
atheoretical1763025a_theoretical
casuistical1553005__casuistical
chemical1748395__chem___ical
deistical1246675___de_istical
ecclesiastical177975ecclesiastical
ekistical1544805____ekistical
eremitical1444775__eremi_tical
eristical1148435____eristical
euphemistic2053275euphemistic__
euphemistically2762025euphemistically
hemistich1946075___hemistic_h
hemistichs2053385___hemistichs
linguistical1572735_linguistical
logistical1355045_l__ogistical
mathematical2153805mathem_atical
polytheistical24131525polythe_istical
sophistical1854845soph__istical
tritheistical1862005trithe_istical

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790398.03015540.5
3Display Results39390.0331181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691398.45321139.4
 
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