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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 “flagella” 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.

38 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
flagella124456(None) 
flabella1344961flabella
flagellar1343811flagellar
favella1336172f_avella
flagellant1454342flagellant
flagellate14114562flagellate
flagellin1343822flagellin
flagellum1572652flagellum
glabella1144272glabella
labella988942_labella
lamella988612_lamella
canella9310793_canella
clitella1043673clitella
favela1237033f_ave_la
favellas1446163f_avellas
fella84918653f___ella
flabellate15104313flabellate
flabellum1692733flabellum
flagellants1553063flagellants
flagellated16133283flagellated
flagellates15133723flagellates
flagellins1453673flagellins
flagellums1692183flagellums
flageolet1355643flageolet
flagless1235403flagless
flagpole1443583flagpole
flannelly1542653flannelly
flotilla1143293flotilla
glabellae1243743glabellae
glabellar1243243glabellar
lamellae10117033_lamellae
lamellar1096493_lamellar
lamellas1098163_lamellas
latilla737953_latilla
nigella844523_nigella
paella8410913_pa_ella
patella938953_patella
shigella1243063shigella

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162386.39322862.8
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691386.81226231.8
 
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