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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 “intron” 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.

36 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
intron6421503(None) 
intro54915851intro_
introns73515031introns
intros64215771intros
biotron937292biotron
cistron9299882cistron
citron83112982citron
diatron839282diatron
enteron7313342enteron
ignitron943212ignitron
inborn8319142inborn
ingrown1145392ingrown
inion54620182in_ion
inro45920792in_ro_
inrun52911372in_run
intern64016542intern
inthrone1179482inthrone
into45026152int_o_
intone61115442int_one
intort6418922intort
intown936152intown
intrant7318752intrant
introfy1344752introfy
introit7414532introit
inturn63411562inturn
inurn53712862inur_n
iron46728462i__ron
linuron746512linuron
matron83918312matron
natron64116022natron
niton55418282nit_on
nitro54914352nitro_
nitros64214122nitros
patron84018042patron
untorn63012342untorn
untrod769852untrod

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551362.19037694.5
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.54670185.0
 
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