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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 “spirochetes” 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.

46 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
spirochetes185274(None) 
spirochaetes1961571spirochaetes
spirochete1753061spirochete_
spirochaete1851572spirochaete_
spirochetal1861652spirochetal
spirochetoses2061152spirochetoses
spirochetosis2061023spirochetosis
spirometer1445763spiro_meter
spirometers1545803spiro_meters
sporophytes2154983sporophytes
sprockets1743253sp_rocket_s
brochettes1744704__brochettes
crocheted1745314__crocheted
crocheter1645564__crocheter
crocheters1744514__crocheters
crochets15359834__crochet_s
oligochaetes1861274oligochaetes
parachutes1744154_parachutes
paracletes1446094_paracletes
pinochles1644864_pinoch_les
pirouettes1254364_pirouettes
polychetes2045104_polychetes
procreates1448154_p_rocreates
prophetess1744244_p_rophetess
prophets1539504_p_rophet_s
protheses1449074_p_rotheses
psilophytes2152724psilophytes
ricocheted1852374_ricocheted
ricochets1643414_ricochet_s
rochets124213474___rochet_s
saprophytes2154574saprophytes
skyrocketed205764skyrocketed
skyrockets1851444skyrocket_s
smirches1535994smir_ch__es
soroches1338804s_oroch__es
spinaches1645274spinach__es
spiracles1345664spirac__les
spiremes12397624spir___emes
spirometries1655324spiro_metries
spirometry1753964spiro_metry
sporocysts1752794sporocyst_s
sporophores1855164sporophores
sporophyte2054854sporophyte_
sporozoites2252224sporozoites
sprocket1646774sp_rocket__
trochees132510184__troche_es

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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819468.78016949.8
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691469.20219418.7
 
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