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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 “intro” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

39 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
intro5491585(None) 
inro45920791in_ro
into45026151int_o
intron64215021intron
intros64215771intros
nitro54914351nitro
andro6314162andro
antra56521922antra
antre55224522antre
bistro8339942bistro
dinero75612642dinero
dinitro845562dinitro
entry82414262entry
inarm7314422inarm
indri6310792indri
inert53234372inert
info75617352in_fo
infra838642infra
inter55028492inter
intern64016542intern
inters64328052inters
inti46626082int_i
intis55121642intis
intort6418922intort
introfy1344752introfy
introit7414532introit
introns73515022introns
inturn63411562inturn
inure54119052inure
inurn53712862inurn
metro74718802metro
nitre57519682nitre
nitros64214122nitros
onto46127662ont_o
pinto75625752pint_o
retro55020952retro
unto45824282unt_o
untrod769852untrod
wintry12498922wintry

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit53800391.83029398.9
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691391.93992156.3
 
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