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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 “elastase” 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.

46 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
elastase84564(None) 
elastases946111elastases
diastase946602diastase
lactase937962_lactase
alaskas1136683alaskas_
anatase738943ana_tase
blastie92411393blast_ie
blasties102113633blasties
blasts85116773blast_s_
casease939323_casease
celestas1057083celestas_
chastise1348173chastise
clasts84817293clast_s_
devastate1344953devastate
diastases1047073diastases
easts57530323e_ast_s_
ecstasy1252603e_cstasy
elapse857523ela__pse
elastic93013393elast_ic
elastics102710883elastics
elastin72611843elast_in
elastins82111743elastins
elastomer1144943elastomer
elate55335883ela_t__e
elates65032363ela_tes_
elative10312453ela_tive
epistases1146323epistases
epistasy1343133epistasy
estate64719763e__state
eustasy1043873e_ustasy
exactas16336433exactas_
flautas1036153flautas_
hastate10313913_hastate
lactases1038523_lactases
lactate9312703_lactate
lactose969493_lactose
lasts57731263_last_s_
leasts64616413least_s_
leastwise1242063leastwise
maltase938903_maltase
melastome1344613melastome
metastases1244543metastases
pastas85422873_pastas_
plasmas113010753plasmas_
platane93112303pla_tane
wastage11109253_wastage

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162466.62622058.9
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691467.04525364.2
 
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