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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 “cephalin” 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.

31 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
cephalin157798(None) 
cephalic1777901cephalic
cephalins1666601cephalins
kephalin1755641kephalin
acephalic1844932acephalic
cephalad1643842cephalad
cephalexin2452362cephalexin
kephalins1854552kephalins
capelin11510973cap_elin
caplin103216303cap__lin
captain112111063capta_in
cembali13156043cembali_
cephalexins2551963cephalexins
cephalothin2162593cephalothin
cephalous1645383cephalous
cepheid1545433ceph_eid
ceratin93020163ce_ratin
certain92612213certa_in
chain105723673c__ha_in
cipolin1148783cip_olin
encephalon1753683encephalon
enkephalin1973003enkephalin
exhaling1936293_exhaling
heparin12410433hep_arin
melphalan1652043melphalan
nepheline1445543nepheline
omphali1444513omphali_
phthalin1655853phthalin
repealing122513543repealing
sepaline10311343sep_aline
zeppelin2142203zeppelin

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 Filter1786911461620.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit146162317.15620425.1
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.64223382.8
 
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