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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 “microphotometer” 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.

25 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
microphotometer267177(None) 
microphotometry2991732microphotometry
micrometer16410145micr_____ometer
microphotograph3082285microphotograph
photometer1749225_____photometer
cytophotometry298966_cytophotometry
macrophotograph3081996macrophotograph
microanatomies2062756microanatom_ies
microcomputer23152786micro_co_mputer
microgamete1855346micr___ogamete_
microgametes1964796micr___ogametes
micrometers1749076micr_____ometers
microphone1948336microph__o__ne_
microphones2048766microph__o__nes
microporosities2182786microp_orosities
microporosity2263296microp_orosit_y
microprojector29112346micropro_jector
microsporocyte2582376microsporocyte_
microsporocytes2682246microsporocytes
microtome1548686micr___otom__e_
microtomes1649056micr___otom__es
microtomies1748556micr___otom_ies
optometer1347296____op__tometer
photometers1848446_____photometers
potometer1349846_____p_otometer

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024258.03011833.6
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691258.40621257.6
 
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