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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 “encyclopaedias” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
encyclopaedias248159(None) 
encyclopaedia2371631encyclopaedia_
encyclopedias2371841encyclop_edias
cyclopaedias2262332__cyclopaedias
encyclopaedic2271582encyclopaedi_c
encyclopedia2271922encyclop_edia_
cyclopaedia2162593__cyclopaedia_
cyclopedias21143673__cyclop_edias
encyclopedic2161843encyclop_edi_c
encyclopedism2571573encyclop_edism
encyclopedisms2691343encyclop_edisms
encyclopedist2391743encyclop_edist
encyclopedists2491413encyclop_edists
cyclopedia20153914__cyclop_edia_
cyclopedic19133635__cyclop_edi_c
cycloolefins2261886__cycloolefins
cyclopean1854016__cyclop_e__an
cyclopes1746266__cyclop_e___s
cycloramas1952486__cyclora__mas
cyclothymias2761896__cyclothymias
enchiladas16111836enchil__a_d_as
encyclicals1761496encyclica___ls
encyclics1552766encycl_____ics
pancytopenias2271096pancy_top_enias

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit124790249.25313486.4
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691249.66918480.8
 
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