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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 “unidirectional” 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.

39 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
unidirectional176212(None) 
bidirectional18152492_bidirectional
omnidirectional20111112omnidirectional
directional1445443___directional
nondirectional1763083nondirectional
unidimensional1771303unidimensional
bidirectionally2371514_bidirectionally
indirection1456384in_direction__
indirections1556194in_direction_s
insurrectional1662604insurrectional
unintentional1363424uni_ntentional
vivisectional2162104_vivisectional
antirational1278495an_tir_ational
bisectional1554645___bisectional
codirection1644745_codirection__
codirections1744705_codirection_s
correctional1675325__correctional
dictional1268615___di__ctional
direction1289785___direction__
directions1379645___direction_s
ideational1146505__id__eational
indicational1545755in_di_cational
inflectional1754385__inflectional
inspirational1554415inspir_ational
instructional1555095in_structional
interactional1557005in_teractional
interjectional23195605interjectional
intersectional16146255intersectional
jurisdictional2471195jurisdi__ctional
misdirection1754165misdirection__
misdirections1854235misdirection_s
noninflectional2071965noninflectional
redirection1446055_redirection__
redirections1546175_redirection_s
resurrectional1661755resurrectional
tridimensional177845tridimensional
unconventional1963125unconventional
undialectical1861615undialecti_cal
unexceptional2462515un_exceptional

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 Filter178691950240.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit95024396.89013791.6
3Display Results39390.0331181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691397.32924381.4
 
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