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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 “perithecium” 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.

25 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
perithecium207250(None) 
perithecia1753942peritheci_a
perithecial1853542perithecial
epithelium1773323_epithelium
apothecium1952574_apothecium
criterium1346414_crit_erium
endothecium1961924endothecium
epitheliums1872674_epitheliums
meitnerium1452404me_itnerium
mesothelium1862014mesothelium
paramecium1853324par_amecium
pericardium1852554pericardium
pericranium1752904pericranium
peridium1349024peri___dium
perihelia1445134peri_heli_a
perihelial1554224peri_helial
perihelion1552824peri_helion
perimysium1952034peri_mysium
perineum1246524peri_ne__um
perineurium1552294perineurium
perionychium2461064perionychium
peripheries1855004peripheries
peritoneum1453864perit_oneum
ruthenium1453034__ruthenium
tritheism1444624_trithe_ism

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819258.71617074.2
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691259.13919552.6
 
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