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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 “appendectomies” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

21 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
appendectomies237225(None) 
appendectomy2471623appendectom__y
splenectomies1973163splen_ectomies
adrenalectomies2071654adrenalectomies
splenectomizes2972604splen_ectomizes
stapedectomies2181844stape_dectomies
appendents1544405appendent____s
appendicectomy289825appendicectom__y
appendices1743465appendic____es
appendicitis19121705appendic_iti_s
appendicitises2161265appendicitises
gonadectomies1962835_gonadectomies
hepatectomies2262985hep_atectomies
laryngectomies2272045laryngectomies
lipectomies1754155lip___ectomies
mastoidectomies2271495mastoidectomies
nephrectomies2263315nep_hrectomies
oophorectomies2382035oophorectomies
pinealectomies20112825pinealectomies
splenectomize2872405splen_ectomize
splenectomized3072275splen_ectomized

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 Limit95024215.82616310.3
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691216.20228811.8
 
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