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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpolycarbonates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

20 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
polycarbonates237123(None) 
polycarbonate2291421polycarbonate_
bicarbonates1852394__bicarbonates
carbonates1449134____carbonates
decarbonates1753914__decarbonates
polysorbates1961914polysorb__ates
bicarbonate1762635__bicarbonate_
carbonades1546115____carbonades
carbonate13410515____carbonate_
carbonated1547245____carbonated
collaborates1673685col_la_borates
collarbones1552105col_larbon__es
decarbonate1654445__decarbonate_
decarbonated1853445__decarbonated
glycerinates1882055_glycer_inates
polycarpies2054095polycar___pies
polychromatic2762945polychr_omatic
polychromes2354045polychr_o__mes
polychromies2453565polychr_o_mies
polysorbate1852045polysorb__ate_

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024205.62316899.2
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691205.98329866.5