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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 “cannibals” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

40 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
cannibals135444(None) 
cannibal1245201cannibal_
cannibalise15153222cannibalise
cannibalism17143692cannibalism
canonicals1444302canonicals
carnivals1444492carnivals
animals94111703_a_nimals
annals66415923_ann__als
anneals7449943_ann_eals
annuals7388193_ann_uals
cabals104020153ca___bals
canals84421663ca_n__als
candidal12367733candidal_
candidas12338643candida_s
cannabins1365783cannabins
cannabis1266033cannab_is
cannas84518403cann__a_s
cannels93413363cann__els
cannibalised17142263cannibalised
cannibalises16143033cannibalises
cannibalisms18143393cannibalisms
cannibalize24143373cannibalize
cannibalizes25143113cannibalizes
cannikins15225683cannikins
cannily1239263canni__ly
canniness1138643canniness
cannings113710333canni_ngs
cannonball1451713cannonball
cannonballs1551423cannonballs
cannulas1037583cannula_s
canonical1347213canonical_
cantals93919573ca_n_tals
cantinas102713773cantina_s
capitals12209443ca_pitals
cardinals1247993cardinals
carnival1345613carnival_
cinnabars1382263cinnabars
lanitals837723la_nitals
mannitols1143433mannitols
wannigans1342393wannigans

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641407.33020278.4
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.75223051.0
 
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