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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 “bicentennials” 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.

29 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
bicentennials176155(None) 
bicentennial1661871bicentennial_
centennials13133532__centennials
centennial12134843__centennial_
quincentennials2681513quincentennials
semicentennials19231613semicentennials
tercentennials1671203tercentennials
bicentenaries1762024bicentenaries
bicentenary1861664bicente_n_ary
biennials1183634bi____ennials
bimillennials1791684bimillennials
centennially1753574__centennially
quincentennial2571714quincentennial_
semicentennial18201854semicentennial_
tercentennial1571434tercentennial_
bacterials1446335bac__te_rials
biennial1065095bi____ennial_
bimillennial1661875bimillennial_
biomaterials1662155biomate_rials
centenarians1453745__centenarians
decennials1353345__de_cennials
inessentials1263585_inessentials
internals9712725_i__ntern_als
octennial1143255_oc__tennial_
perennials1244895__pe_rennials
sentential1047545__sentential_
septennial1253735__septennial_
sexennials1752625__se_xennials
vicennial1443465vic___ennial_

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790298.18615244.3
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691298.59220797.4
 
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