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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcontraceptives” 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.

15 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
contraceptives236214(None) 
contraceptive2253001contraceptive_
contraceptions2053382contraceptions
contraception1953753contracepti_on
contractive1849523contrac__tive_
conceptive1949514con___ceptive_
contractile1547354contrac__tile_
contractions16410404contrac__tions
contractures1676044contrac__tures
contraoctaves2062034contra_octaves
contrapositives22111784contrapositives
contraptions1647644contra__ptions
contrarieties1563814contrarieti_es
contrastive1647294contra__stive_
contraventions19103574contraventions

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.640279204.7
2DLD Change Limit65874153.72017708.1
3Display Results15150.0131153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691154.37340862.3