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

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

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

21 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
methodically235614(None) 
cathodically2355392cathodically
immethodically2791802immethodically
melodically1946622me_lodically
meteorically1956802meteorically
methodical1845132methodica_l_
catholically2255983catholically
ethically1748693_eth__ically
ethnically1847813_eth_nically
mechanically2455583mechanically
medically17310103me___dically
meiotically1849753me_iotically
metabolically2253253metabolically
metallically1954093metallically
metaphorically2673273metaphorically
metrically17411073met__rically
mitotically1849103mit_otically
monodically1946773m_onodically
motorically1849413mot_orically
mythically2345823myth__ically
periodically2047573periodically

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 Filter178691950240.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit95024215.15618429.8
3Display Results21210.033636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691215.31233639.1