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

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

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
epilepsy154172(None) 
ediles74016983edile_s_
epilepsies1452723epilepsies
epileptic1544173epileptic
epilogs1076583epilogs_
epimers11109493epimers_
epistasy1343133epistasy
eupepsy1442093e_upepsy
evilest10310473evile_st
exilers14419733exilers_
exiles134816403exile_s_
piles74742613_pile_s_
pileups11365433_pileups_
pileus84514943_pileus_
spiles84227913spile_s_

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162156.59322169.3
3Display Results15150.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691157.01625469.1