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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 “faceplate” 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.

45 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
faceplate164522(None) 
faceplates1744611faceplates
baseplate13114872baseplate
faveolate15104622faveolate
nameplate1344612nameplate
acerate92818913_ace_rate
acerbate1247533_acerbate
acervate1336983_acervate
acetate92514753_ace_tate
acetylate1444213_acetylate
acrylate1347693_acrylate
acylate12310533_ac_ylate
areolate81014453_areolate
baseplates14114403baseplates
biteplate1344463biteplate
fabulate1339203fa_bulate
facecloth1952883facecloth
facete115014833face___te
facetiae1346213facetia_e
faculae123210353fac_ula_e
fellate10313433f__ellate
fireplace1644873fireplace
fishplate1743163fishplate
flabellate15104313flabellate
flagellate14114563flagellate
foveolate15104293foveolate
jackplane2443003jackplane
jaculate172311783jac_ulate
labellate11126923labellate
lacerate102214713lace_rate
lamellate11116703lamellate
lanceolate1253213lanceolate
macerate122314073mace_rate
maculate122815623mac_ulate
nameplates1444113nameplates
ocellate1037873_ocellate
patellate1147483patellate
racemate1239063race_mate
replate93420053__replate
sacculate1349023sacculate
soleplate1145283soleplate
toeplate1047613_toeplate
urceolate1143733urceolate
vacillate1456853vacillate
vacuolate1445223vacuolate

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641456.50022867.8
3Display Results45450.0301500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691456.95325699.8
 
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