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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 “chlordane” 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.

29 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
chlordane154491(None) 
chlordan1445491chlordan_
chlordanes1644511chlordanes
chlordans1544891chlordans
chloracne1644512chloracne
chlorate133112692chlor_ate
chlorine133013302chlor_ine
chordate1448032ch_ordate
chloracnes1744443chloracnes
chloral12169983chlor_a_l
chlorals13148033chlor_als
chloramine1746113chloramine
chlorates142512273chlor_ates
chloride143310243chlor_ide
chlorin123113003chlor_in_
chlorinate1546123chlorinate
chlorines142512353chlor_ines
chlorins132612883chlor_ins
chlorite133012843chlor_ite
chorale124313353ch_or_ale
chordal13449883ch_orda_l
chordates1547683ch_ordates
chording15410153ch_ording
chorine123218363ch_or_ine
colorant10414723color_ant
colorman1247893colorman_
cordage11310063c__ordage
cordate10315223c__ordate
lurdane835983__lurdane

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641296.93621430.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.10825139.4
 
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