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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 “macron” 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.

45 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
macron10361567(None) 
dacron94310691dacron
macon94519951mac_on
macro94718171macro_
macrons113514891macrons
macros104017011macros
marron83717541marron
matron83918311matron
micron103714281micron
acorn75616622_acorn
apron7318832_apron
bacon95620592bac_on
baron78131242ba_ron
bicron103710772bicron
dacrons103211032dacrons
garcon92912482garcon
garron73113492garron
hadron102913752hadron
ladron73413322ladron
macaroni1246522macaroni
macaroon1246342macaroon
macho126120152macho_
machos135217492machos
macons104017242mac_ons
madrona10288702madrona
madrone102812662madrone
madrono10288742madrono
mammon939642mammon
maroon83118202maroon
marrons93216972marrons
marrow112812612marrow
mascon103612742mascon
mason74820182ma_son
matrons93517632matrons
micro94715992micro_
microns113814782microns
micros104115362micros
mikron12318502mikron
moron76925422m_oron
mucro94513722mucro_
natron64116022natron
omicron1165062omicron
patron84018042patron
racon75422142rac_on
racoon83814472racoon

Search took 4 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 Limit82551452.64331233.8
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691452.99959583.5
 
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