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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 “paramedicals” 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.

26 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
paramedicals1914277(None) 
paramedical18114401paramedical_
paramedics1744162paramedic__s
paramedic1645723paramedic___
premedical1745313p_remedical_
pyramidical2152803pyramidical_
aeromedical1653374aeromedical_
arsenicals1252974_ar_senicals
biradicals15103644bira__dicals
medicals1349364____medicals
paradisal1246884para__disal_
paradisical1653774paradisical_
paradoxical2353254paradoxical_
paralegals1353764parale__gals
paramecia1545944parameci_a__
parameciums1952264parameci_ums
parametrically2354484parametrically
paramnesias1553884paramnesi_a_s
parapodial1554914parapodi_al_
parasitical1555654parasitical_
parodical1447564par__odical_
periodicals1664074per_iodicals
practicals1645544p_ra_cticals
praedial1178764p_ra_edi_al_
premedics1645304p_remedic__s
radicals112610164__ra__dicals

Search took 8 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 Limit124790266.69018653.2
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.09625181.9
 
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