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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 “mechanized” 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.

35 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
mechanized274588(None) 
mechanize2547071mechanize_
mechanizer2645041mechanizer
mechanizes2646771mechanizes
mechanizers2753532mechanizers
melanized2158572me_lanized
merchandized3052312merchandized
unmechanized2962082unmechanized
archaized2445073archa_ized
bechanced1945643bechan_ced
emphasized27133873emphasized
euthanized2365213euthanized
germanized2347133germanized
grecianized2453053grecianized
mechanic1747613mechani__c
mechanical19115733mechanical
mechanics1845983mechani_cs
mechanism1846563mechani_sm
mechanisms1945723mechanisms
mechanist1648743mechani_st
mechanists1745893mechanists
mechanizing2846103mechanizing
mediatized2344753mediatized
melanize19410303me_lanize_
melanizes20410383me_lanizes
merchandised2152143merchandised
merchandize2852683merchandize_
merchandizes2952663merchandizes
merchanted1844483merchan_ted
metalized21412183me_talized
methodized2644823methodized
micronized2447013micronized
rechanged1646853rechan_ged
recognized2345253recognized
tetanized1988443te_tanized

Search took 6 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 Limit140603355.45325784.5
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691355.62531767.3
 
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