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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 “ectoplasm” 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.

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
ectoplasm154461(None) 
ectoplasms1654431ectoplasms
cytoplasm1854622cytoplasm
deutoplasm1552892deutoplasm
ectoblast1344992ectoblast
ectopias1248272ectopias_
ectoplasmic1953342ectoplasmic
endoplasm1444832endoplasm
alloplasm1354163alloplasm
axoplasm1943733_axoplasm
bioplasm1444873_bioplasm
cataplasm1543843cataplasm
cytoplasms1954513cytoplasms
cytoplast1646663cytoplast
deutoplasms1652753deutoplasms
ectoblasts1454033ectoblasts
ectopia1147693ectopia__
endoplasms1554603endoplasms
entoblast1146133entoblast
idioplasm1453103idioplasm
metaplasm1544793metaplasm
neoplasm1245293_neoplasm
piroplasm1544513piroplasm
protoplasm1665323protoplasm

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641246.89021573.4
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691247.32924381.4
 
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