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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 “calligraphist” 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.

27 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
calligraphist218211(None) 
calligraphists2291131calligraphists
calligraphic2252872calligraphi_c
calligraphies2153192calligraphies
calligrapher2052583calligraph_er
calligraphers2162223calligraphers
calligraphy2262563calligraph__y
allographic1947434_allographi_c
allographs1648064_allograph_s_
altigraphs1654314_altigraph_s_
epigraphist1953404__epigraphist
polygraphist2363144_polygraphist
telegraphist1863604_telegraphist
allograph1547535_allograph___
altigraph1554405_altigraph___
cacographies2255725ca_cographies
cardiographic2454215cardiographi_c
cardiographies2353715cardiographies
cardiographs2164545cardiograph_s_
cartographic2266755cartographi_c
cartographies2156045cartographies
catastrophist2072645catastrophist
epigraphists2061995__epigraphists
paleographic2276555paleographi_c
paleographies2155735paleographies
polygraphists24101895_polygraphists
telegraphists1961875_telegraphists

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 Filter1786911247900.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit124790279.26613467.5
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691279.43518939.2
 
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