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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 “microspores” 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.

30 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
microspores174741(None) 
micropores16610181micro_pores
microspore1646861microspore_
micropore1579302micro_pore_
microscopes19119092microscopes
microsomes1649152micros_omes
microspheres2154922microspheres
microsporous1853612microsporous
acrospires1444073_acrospires
aeciospores1553033aeciospores
ascospores1454033asc_ospores
microamperes2053203microamperes
microcodes1747373micro_codes
microcopies19117853microcopies
microfloras1854633microfloras
microforms1946393micro_forms
micromeres1648483micro_meres
micromoles1648423micro_moles
microphones2048763microphones
microporous1756143micro_porous
microprobes1956513microprobes
micropyles1946963micro_pyles
microscales1756373microscales
microscope18138573microscope_
microscopies20167243microscopies
microsome1549103micros_ome_
microsphere2055103microsphere
microstates1547443microstates
microtomes1649053micro_tomes
microtones1449803micro_tones

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 Filter1786911216330.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit121633305.96620387.7
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.45227695.4
 
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