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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 “nitrogen” 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.

47 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
nitrogen94582(None) 
nitrogens1045351nitrogens
estrogen946572estrogen
goitrogen1152202goitrogen
mitogen1036962mit_ogen
pirogen1038262pi_rogen
acrogen1038203_acrogen
androgen1046313androgen
biogen9310253bi__ogen
citron83112983citro__n
estrogens1045703estrogens
goitrogens1252273goitrogens
histogen1245563histogen
hydrogen1646283hydrogen
intron64215023intro__n
ionogen837123_ionogen
kerogen1236093_kerogen
mitogens1146973mit_ogens
naproxen1743203naproxen
natron64116023natro__n
nigrosin945243nigrosin
niton55418283nit_o__n
nitrate72017013nitrate_
nitrated92213153nitrated
nitrates82516223nitrates
nitre57519683nitr__e_
nitres65519333nitr__es
nitride82811243nitride_
nitrided10276753nitrided
nitrides92910703nitrides
nitrile73011373nitrile_
nitriles8269923nitriles
nitrite72314463nitrite_
nitrites82313453nitrites
nitro54914353nitro___
nitrogenase1252463nitrogenase
nitrogenous1253543nitrogenous
nitrolic1046813nitrolic
nitros64214123nitro__s
nitroso7326453nitro_so
nitrosyl1142613nitrosyl
nitrous73512493nitro_us
oestrogen1044443oestrogen
pathogen1446463pathogen
petrogeny1544973petrogeny
pyrogen1337353_pyrogen
trogon73611753__trogon

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162478.31317582.3
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691478.76620384.6
 
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