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

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

14 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
terrestrials126222(None) 
terrestrial1153021terrestrial_
terrestrially1662032terrestrially
territorials1253443territorials
celestials1254094ce_lest_ials
equestrians2052404_equestrians
pedestrians1453814pe_destrians
pretrials1158144__pre_trials
retrials8510824___re_trials
semestrial1274544se_mestrial_
tearstrips1252354tear_stri_ps
territorial1154974territorial_
tertials8510074te_r__t_ials
torrential1054484torrent_ial_

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790148.50014681.2
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691148.89020100.2