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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 “orthopterist” 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.

24 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
orthopterist176402(None) 
orthopterists1862681orthopterists
orthopedist1763132orthop_edist
orthopters15105502orthopter_s_
orthoepist1553583ortho__epist
orthopedists1862233orthop_edists
orthopter1485723orthopter___
orthoptera1584323orthopter__a
orthopteran16103763orthopter_an
orthopterans1793393orthopterans
orthopteroid1862553orthopteroid
orthopteroids1962073orthopteroids
orthotist1246703ortho_t__ist
coleopterist1663724coleopterist
optometrist1554434opt_ometrist
ornithopters1761854ornithopter_s_
orthodontist1663204orthodontist
orthoepists1652764ortho__epists
orthopaedic1962724orthopaedi_c
orthopaedics2082074orthopaedics
orthopedic1853394orthop_edi_c
orthopedics1962524orthop_edics
orthoptic1645414orthopt__i_c
orthotists1345154ortho_t__ists

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790246.42019437.7
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691246.82926166.5
 
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