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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 “biceps” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 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
biceps1244771(None) 
bicep115413541bicep_
bices95029961bice_s
becaps123811402becaps
beeps95320972b_eeps
bice86235562bice__
bicepses1443872bicepses
bickers154316552bickers
biders94822802biders
bides85536772bide_s
bidets95215532bidets
biers76225222bi_ers
bikers124517552bikers
bikes117529472bike_s
biles75542142bile_s
biners85023632biners
bines76946792bine_s
bipeds11458052bipeds
bises75435622bise_s
biters83925242biters
bites75641172bite_s
bizes165923662bize_s
bleeps10499102bleeps
ceps86125952__ceps
dicers94720742dicers
dices86434242dice_s
fices106031162fice_s
ibices10398162ibice_s
ices66129642_ice_s
ricers84120992ricers
rices75536152rice_s
sices75637272sice_s
triceps11267342triceps
vices105725532vice_s

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551342.22037185.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691342.57969286.9
 
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