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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 “centauries” 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.

37 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
centauries124553(None) 
centuries11311331cent_uries
centares102913892centa_r_es
centaurea1143502centaur_ea
centaureas1242692centaureas
centauric1343602centauri_c
centaurs1035732centaur__s
canaries10318943can_a_ries
cantatrices1553443cantatrices
ceintures1136733ceint_ur_es
censures102211623cen_sur_es
centare93113703centa_r_e_
centaur935783centaur___
centaury1343953centaur__y
centenaries1346483centenaries
centiares1167653centiar_es
centres93817123cent__r_es
centuples13134333cent_uples
centurial1147953cent_urial
centurion1165883cent_urion
centurions1255513cent_urions
contraries12711933contraries
crenatures1245343crenatur_es
denatures1038133denatur_es
dentures9312453dent_ur_es
entries71523163_ent__ries
estuaries946213_estuaries
gentries91315263gent__ries
nectaries1149813necta_ries
pentameries1554753pentameries
penuries10311663pen__uries
renatures939453renatur_es
sectaries11312243secta_ries
sentries81318053sent__ries
textuaries1743623textuaries
ventures11311493vent_ur_es
venturis1138193vent_uri_s

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603376.64021175.2
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.06225303.2
 
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