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

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

20 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
galactoses134423(None) 
galactose1243931galactose_
galactosides1652482galactosides
galactosyl1651402galactosyl
galactosyls1761322galactosyls
lactoses1039812__lactoses
calabooses1443093calabooses
galactosemia1771463galactosemia
galactosemias1871463galactosemias
galactosemic1961503galactosemic
galactoside1562343galactoside
galantines1145723galantines
gallstones1144823gallstones
glacises1138503g_lac_ises
glucoses1145333g_luc_oses
halitoses1246603hal_itoses
lactases1038513__lactases
lactones10311223__lactones
lactose969473__lactose_
maltoses1039853mal__toses

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603206.76620780.8
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691206.93825755.4