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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 “epitaph” 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.

37 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
epitaph144413(None) 
epitaphs1543231epitaphs
epigraph1645192epigraph
epitaphic1852982epitaphic
epitaxy1963562epitaxy
epitope1147052epitope
cenotaph1542633cenotaph
ephah1337063ep_ha_h
epical10413393epica_l
epicarp1376073epicarp
epicarps1444783epicarps
epigraphs1745043epigraphs
epigraphy2044263epigraphy
epilate9314283epilate
epinaoi945013epinaoi
epinaos936283epinaos
epistasy1343133epistasy
epitaphial1752223epitaphial
epitases1038933epitases
epitasis1047433epitasis
epitaxic1944283epitaxic
epithet12312463epithet
epitome1157743epitome
epitopes1246973epitopes
etape74413703e__tape
paraph13311263_paraph
pita65436433_pita__
pitapat1149163_pitapat
pitas77427673_pita_s
pitaya1186603_pitaya
pitch125018413_pit_ch
pith95432693_pit__h
potash1138273_potash
spinach1435403spinach
spital83813873spita_l
spitals93011593spitals
staph104314653__staph

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027375.87322820.9
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.29528386.2
 
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