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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 “bicycles” 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.

69 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
bicycles174388(None) 
bicycle1643991bicycle_
bicycled1843131bicycled
bicycler1742691bicycler
bicyclers1842231bicyclers
biocycles1843521biocycles
bicyclic1643332bicyclic
bicyclist1853442bicyclist
binocles1236412binocles
biocycle1743142biocycle_
cycles1339302__cycles
dicyclies1744032dicyclies
epicycles1843382epicycles
icicles1135942_icicles
recycles1535352recycles
tricycles1644362tricycles
unicycles16143262unicycles
bibles104617643bi__bles
bicepses1443873bicepses
bices95029963bi__c_es
bicornes12307253bicornes
bicycling1942883bicycling
bicyclists1952283bicyclists
bifaces1448063bifac_es
biles75542143bi___les
bindles104016453bi_ndles
binnacles13244583binnacles
binocle1136493binocle_
birches143412323bi_rches
birles84920643bi__rles
bitches144117063bi_tches
bocces123912023boc_c_es
boccies133311513boc_cies
boucles113113003b_oucles
brickles162810283bric_kles
bricoles122610303bric_oles
buckles153416093buc_kles
calycles15295693calycles
circles1139903ci_rcles
cycle1239523__cycle_
cycled1436543__cycled
cycler1335913__cycler
cyclers1435873__cyclers
cyclos1338073__cyclos
dicyclic1543863dicyclic
dicycly1843273dicycl_y
epicycle1743393epicycle_
gigacycles195993gigacycles
hemicycles2252443hemicycles
icicle1036583_icicle_
icicled1234293_icicled
kilocycles2152213kilocycles
micelles1288833micelles
mickles153415003mic_kles
miracles1238333miracles
nickles133713823nic_kles
pericycles1943083pericycles
pickles153215443pic_kles
pinocles1248693pinocles
recycle1445343recycle_
recycled1634813recycled
recycler1543683recycler
recyclers1642973recyclers
sickles133417543sic_kles
silicles1037073silicles
tickles133416853tic_kles
tricycle1543893tricycle_
unicycle15153183unicycle_
unicycled17143503unicycled

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 Limit146162696.14323793.3
3Display Results69690.0135307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691696.57627173.2
 
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