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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlexicographical” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

17 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
lexicographical329221(None) 
lexicographic3062802lexicographic__
lexicographies2962643lexicographi_es
biographical2254514__bi_ographical
cacographical2263414__cacographical
chirographical2783504_chirographical
demographical2454164de__mographical
discographical2562834_discographical
epigraphical2263584_epi__graphical
ethnographical2563204_ethnographical
geographical2164534ge___ographical
hagiographical2663214hagi_ographical
lexicographer28152574lexicograph__er
lexicographers29172194lexicograph_ers
lexicography3052554lexicograph___y
petrographical2463874pe_trographical
xylographical3163574__xylographical

Search took 3 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 Filter178691435480.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit43548172.68616213.0
3Display Results17170.0161062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691172.78264231.1