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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 “metricism” 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
metricism155751(None) 
metricisms1646521metricisms
metricize2247212metricize
metrics11312362metric_s_
metritis1049182metritis_
americium1554083ame_ricium
atticism1268533_atticism
empiricism1852673empiricism
ethicist1347893_ethicist
fetichism1943663fet_ichism
gothicism1743793gothicism
hetairism1444313hetairism
lyricism15919103_lyricism
matrices12312083matrices_
matricide1446283matricide
merisis93213173me_risis_
methodism1745233methodism
meticais1248183met_icais_
metric10314673metric___
metrical12311593metric_al
metricate1349913metricate
metricized2445423metricized
metricizes2346763metricizes
metrified1547853metrified
metrifies1439803metrifies
metrist9317063metr__ist
metrists1039853metrists_
metritises1247283metritises
mosaicism1544483mosaicism
mysticism1845383mysticism
ostracism1345323ostracism
poeticism1548333poet_icism
stoicism1246873_stoicism
vorticism1646383vorticism
witticism1693823witticism

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641356.42323142.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.84526105.3
 
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