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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 “ionics” 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.

51 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
ionics8421448(None) 
bionics114310871bionics
conics103920591conics
ionic74622661ionic_
sonics84315631sonics
tonics83617861tonics
atonics93613712atonics
avionics1344952avionics
bionic103614572bionic_
biopics13318542biopics
biotics113812172biotics
colics104219902colics
comics124015562comics
conic95329792conic_
conies84338592conies
conins84327232conins
cynics13377362cynics
ebonics1137192ebonics
gonifs104310132gonifs
iconic10411592iconic_
iodic84816752iodic_
iodids83711152iodids
iodins74216522iodins
ionise63516942ionise
ionises72916432ionises
ionium8610922ionium
ioniums938312ioniums
ionize154613872ionize
ionizes162813342ionizes
ions46737852ion__s
irenics937832irenics
ironic8313772ironic_
ironies7517422ironies
logics95711122logics
manics103919932manics
miotics112710652miotics
monies83233162monies
ovonics12245552ovonics
panics103815362panics
phonics143110722phonics
picnics13297342picnics
pionic103515952pionic_
ponies84833462ponies
sonic75225292sonic_
tonic74727652tonic_
topics104714582topics
torics85118352torics
toxics153910202toxics
tunics83811262tunics
yonic105920842yonic_
yonis85020822yoni_s

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 Limit82551512.45333653.1
3Display Results51510.0133923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691512.80963613.7
 
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