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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 “kerosene” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

44 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
kerosene125482(None) 
kerosenes1345451kerosenes
kerosine1238141kerosine
kerogen1236092kerogen_
kerogens1345762kerogens
kerosines1357102kerosines
xerosere1544732xerosere
aerodyne1244193aerodyne
carotene1039133carotene
eocene8311613_e_ocene
eosine64519413_e_osine
erodent8313823_erodent
erose55727273_eros__e
erosely1038083_erosely
eroses65327053_erose_s
erosive1039193_erosive
ferrocene1443373ferrocene
heroine103517483hero_ine
kermesse14303483kermesse
kerne94718223ker___ne
kersey1336793ker_se_y
kerseys1433993ker_seys
ketene106613003ke__tene
ketone105014533keto__ne
ketose105711813ketos__e
ketoses114912873ketose_s
krone94018733k_ro__ne
kronen10348913k_ronen_
neogene847553ne_ogene
propene112716043_propene
pyroxene2045083pyroxene
rerisen73613643rerisen_
rerose63320843reros__e
serene63522353ser__ene
serosae7310243seros_ae
serotine8313573serotine
terebene1045363terebene
terpene92310863ter_pene
terrene72411033ter_rene
terylene1144153terylene
tyrosine1147043tyrosine
versine102515173ver_sine
xeroseres1644683xeroseres
xeroses143612823xerose_s

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162446.53322372.9
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691446.98325589.4
 
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