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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpectoral” 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.

16 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
pectoral12121050(None) 
pectorals13128151pectorals
sectoral10109541sectoral
doctoral1146302doctoral
electoral1156732electoral
pastoral10310482pastoral
peroral9314792pe_roral
peytral1287502peyt_ral
pictorial1348402pictorial
postoral10311722postoral
rectorial11119892rectorial
restoral8810982restoral
sectorial111110012sectorial
spectral12246192spect_ral
tectorial11119032tectorial
vectorial14147402vectorial

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059164.25028484.5
3Display Results16160.0131230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691164.68638132.9