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

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

11 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
epidurals124219(None) 
epidural1143721epidural_
epicureans1451453epicureans
epicures1246513epicur_es
epidermal1444323epidermal_
epidermis1444083epidermis
epiderms1345043epider_ms
epigrams1346113epi_grams
plurals936913_p_lurals
residuals10223803residu_als
spirals93212513spi__rals

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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641116.92321470.6
3Display Results11110.016687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691117.10925135.9