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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 “dulcinea” 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.

29 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
dulcinea114326(None) 
dulcineas1242431dulcineas
dulciana1142572dulciana
dulcimer1343172dulcimer
calcanea1276293calcanea
calcine11315273calcine_
calcined1338743calcined
calcines12314753calcines
culicine1248343culicine_
culicines1347013culicines
decline103716613decline_
declined123910883declined
decliner113710843decliner
declines113315803declines
delaine8314793delaine_
delaines9312963delaines
dulcet9314493dulc__et
dulcianas1241903dulcianas
dulcified1644463dulcified
dulcifies1545273dulcifies
dulcify1643023dulci_fy
dulcimers1442413dulcimers
dulia61014983dul_i__a
dulling93418273dullin_g
fulmine1257963fulmine_
fulmined1454333fulmined
fulmines1357783fulmines
guinea737613gu__inea
vulpine1235903vulpine_

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162297.06320694.0
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.50223819.1
 
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