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

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

31 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
lexicography305255(None) 
lexicographer28152572lexicographer
lexicographic3062802lexicographic
flexography3053443flex__ography
lexicographers29172193lexicographers
lexicographies2962643lexicographies
angiography2154514angi_ography
biography2046224__bi_ography
cacography2345834__cacography
chirography2546134_chirography
demography2246974de__mography
discography2354094_discography
epigraphy2044264_epi__graphy
ethnography2355144_ethnography
geography1946454ge___ography
hagiography2445504hagi_ography
heliograph1946904heli_ograph_
heliographs2047124heli_ographs
lexicographical3292214lexicographical
lithography2365374l_ithography
lymphography3153024lymphography
petrography2247544pe_trography
pictography2446074__pictography
radiography2165944radi_ography
renography1947024re__nography
reprography2246524re_prography
seismography23133884seismography
serigraphy1954564seri__graphy
venography2245764ve__nography
xerography2647174__xerography
xylography2945004__xylography

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790316.54619063.6
3Display Results31310.033939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691316.96925640.8
 
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