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

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

26 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
heterotrophic236375(None) 
heteromorphic2563312heteromorphic
heterotopic18125302heterot_op_ic
heterotroph1964092heterotroph__
heterotrophies2263222heterotrophies
heterotrophs2063992heterotroph_s
heterotrophy2363392heterotroph_y
heterotypic21124513heterot_yp_ic
hypertrophic2763683hyper_trophic
luteotrophic1963273lute_otrophic
autotrophic1856354aut__otrophic
ectotrophic2054624_e_ctotrophic
endotrophic1954744_e_ndotrophic
heliotropic1854644he_liotrop_ic
heterogonic1754784hetero_go_nic
heteromorphism2673034heteromorphism
heterophil1895664hete___rophil
heterothallic2162244heterothallic
heterotic1449024heterot____ic
hydrotropic2255284h_ydrotrop_ic
luteotrophin1763164lute_otrophin
luteotropic1553734lute_otrop_ic
mesotrophic2054754__mesotrophic
neurotropic1555214ne_urotrop_ic
petrographic2278024pet_rographic
thyrotrophic2573614_thyrotrophic

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024264.84319620.9
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.23234153.5
 
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