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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 “proforma” 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.

34 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
proforma154543(None) 
preform1439622preform_
preformat1646362preformat
preforms1537412preforms
prosoma11310222proso_ma
isoform1244963isoform_
isoforms1344343isoforms
paraform1546943paraform_
paraforms1645583paraforms
perform1439293perform_
performs1547493performs
piriform1555763piriform_
preformats1744413preformats
preformed17176203preformed
prodromal1444293prodromal
prodrome1346203prodrome
profound1444923profound
progeria1147943progeria
program12311693pro_gram
pronota939763prono_ta
proofread1542113proofread
propria1149933pro_pria
proreform1643913proreform_
prosomal1248543proso_mal
prosomas1249723proso_mas
protonema1345413protonema
protozoa1945423protozoa
pyoderma1642653pyoderma
pyriform1844413pyriform_
reform11312723_reform_
reformat1357653_reformat
reforms1239823_reforms
triforia1145653triforia
triform1237863triform_

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162347.19020328.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.63923391.9
 
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