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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 “directorships” 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.

24 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
directorships216297(None) 
directorship2063041directorship_
rectorships1855522__rectorships
dictatorships2162493dictatorships
directories1446013director__ies
doctorships1954443d__octorships
proctorships21154623_proctorships
rectorship1755423__rectorship_
collectorships2362704collectorships
curatorships1954164cur_atorships
dictatorship2062364dictatorship_
directorates1553004director_ates
directorial1453934director__ial
directors1248144director____s
doctorship1854724d__octorship_
editorships1764024edi___torships
factorships2194484__factorships
inspectorships2381964inspectorships
mentorships1855184__mentorships
praetorships1954544_praetorships
precentorships2362514_precentorships
preceptorships2262484_preceptorships
proctorship20164814_proctorship_
protectorships2362874protectorships

Search took 6 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 Limit95024245.57617041.6
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691245.95230022.0
 
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