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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 “linacs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

47 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
linacs831081(None) 
lilacs837481lilacs
linac7315411linac_
binocs1039922binocs
clinics11338742clinics
dinars75417562dinars
finals94316162finals
fincas113512072fincas
kinas95626912kina_s
lacs66942482l__acs
lanais6316792lanais
lianas63713382lianas
lianes63819322lianes
liangs74410592liangs
liars54723162li_ars
lidars7310782lidars
ligans76817732ligans
lignans8398852lignans
lilac7311072lilac_
limans84816302limans
limas75627632lima_s
linage7713402linage
linages8813172linages
linens64818392linens
liners65428852liners
lines57054572lin_es
lingams104510192lingams
lingas75116572lingas
lings67135772lin_gs
linins65922142linins
links96430192lin_ks
linns56123332lin_ns
linos55631502lin_os
lins47059052lin__s
lints57137192lin_ts
linums838282linums
liras56021982lira_s
litas54923772lita_s
lunacy1136842lunacy
lunars65012812lunars
lunas55025012luna_s
minas75434112mina_s
pinas75434452pina_s
vinals94716482vinals
vinas85126342vina_s
vincas113912452vincas
zincs165312932zin_cs

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit82551472.95627926.6
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691473.30954001.5
 
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