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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 “calcaneus” 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.

36 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
calcaneus134416(None) 
calcaneum1542631calcaneum
calcanea1276272calcane_a
calcaneal1363062calcaneal
calcanei1265262calcane_i
calcareous1443562calcareous
calcines12314752calcine_s
carcanets1347302carcanets
alcades101011473_alcade_s
alkanes113812933_alkane_s
alkanets12366233_alkanets
calamus1139243cal_a_mus
calathus1345023cal_athus
calcars11312653calca__rs
calces104420053calc__e_s
calcine11315273calcine__
calcined1338743calcine_d
calcites12313003calcite_s
calculous1344793calculous
calculus1255333calc_ulus
callans94518473callan__s
callants104112143callan_ts
calmness1236643cal_mness
calzones1948763calzone_s
cancans11311873cancan__s
carcajous20134743carcajous
carcanet12316343carcane_t
carcases12313083carcase_s
cascabels15163233cascabels
cascades13128553cascade_s
castanets1146333castanets
chicaners1685363chicaners
chicanes1559373chicane_s
cleaners103610543c_leaners
falconers1445323falconers
falconets1444813falconets

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641367.75019179.5
3Display Results36360.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691367.92322553.5
 
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