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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 “authentic” 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.

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
authentic144626(None) 
asthenic1378632asthen_ic
inauthentic1652102inauthentic
ruthenic1345132ruthen_ic
unauthentic1652132unauthentic
aesthetic1497843aesthe_tic
aetheric13410163aethe_ric
anthemic15410323anthe_mic
apathetic1647863apathe_tic
aphetic142912853a_phe_tic
argentic1149023a_rgentic
arthritic1447413arthritic
asthenia1167723asthen_ia
asthenics1486413asthen_ics
asthmatic1647583asthmatic
atheistic1447353a_theistic
athetotic1455403a_thetotic
athletic13118653a_thletic
atretic9313923a_tre_tic
austenitic1252833austenitic
authenticate17102783authenticate
authenticity2063373authenticity
autistic10310103aut_istic
autoerotic1255753autoerotic
autogenic1247913autogen_ic
autolytic1446933autolytic
automatic13410393automatic
auxetic1637143au_xe_tic
bathetic1548583bathe_tic
cathectic1545243cathectic
catheptic1844903catheptic
enthetic131110613enthe_tic
esthetic13119773esthe_tic
euphenic1557203euphen_ic
eutectic1245503eut_ectic
euthenics1466283euthen_ics
pathetic15410963pathe_tic
sthenic1268903_sthen_ic
thetic11412893__the_tic

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641399.20316151.4
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691399.65518507.6
 
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