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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 “emoticon” 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.

40 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
emoticon127379(None) 
emoticons1353781emoticons
emotion9711301emoti_on
amotion9710472amoti_on
demotion1169072demoti_on
emotions10610282emoti_ons
motion85217552_moti_on
remotion10410232remoti_on
amotions1069843amoti_ons
demotic12412353demotic__
demotics1338753demotic_s
demotions1258443demoti_ons
devotion1256763devoti_on
edition8310853editi_on
elation73620453elati_on
elution72913823eluti_on
emetic10614453emetic__
emetics11610723emetic_s
emetin8613463emeti__n
emodin9310353emodi__n
emoting10313563emoti_ng
emotional1146663emoti_onal
emotive1239193emoti_ve
empoison1243843empoison
enation73419233enati_on
erosion7311113erosi_on
erotic82620273erotic__
erotica92811513erotic_a
erotical101911983erotical
erotics91914153erotic_s
exotic153112653exotic__
exotica16257603exotic_a
exotics16229193exotic_s
lotion65716523_loti_on
mention9314373menti_on
morion86217733_mori_on
motions94215003_moti_ons
notion64516583_noti_on
potion84519573_poti_on
remotions1149703remoti_ons

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162408.01618233.8
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691408.45221141.9
 
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