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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 “pectinesterases” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

23 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
pectinesterases191388(None) 
pectinesterase1816911pectinesterase_
cholinesterases20171224cholinesterases
cholinesterase19131295cholinesterase_
pettinesses1338635pettines____ses
defenestrates1762466de_fenest_rates
esterases949636______esterases
heftinesses1737136heftines____ses
jettinesses1836386jettines____ses
meatinesses13311986meatines____ses
metestruses1352376me_t__est_ruses
pastinesses13911716pastines____ses
penetrates1248726pe___ne_t_rates
peppinesses1435316peppines____ses
perkinesses1748926perkines____ses
pertnesses12310316pert_nes____ses
peskinesses1746576peskines____ses
petitenesses14169366pe_tite_ne_sses
pickinesses1996836pickines____ses
pottinesses1339106pottines____ses
prettinesses1447546prettines____ses
priestesses13104276p__ri_este_sses
testinesses111210326testines____ses

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024237.29613024.1
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691237.66923300.4
 
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