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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 “palpebra” 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.

34 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
palpebra144268(None) 
palpebrae1542511palpebrae
palpebral1542211palpebral
palpebras1542641palpebras
algebra1043042_algebra
palabra1137182pal_abra
algebras1143223_algebras
caldera1037963calde_ra
palabras1267353pal_abras
palaestra1142783palaestra
palea75028663pal_e__a
paler75436933pal_e_r_
palestra1045883palestra
palier85023563palie_r_
palmer105816543palme_r_
palmers113513623palme_rs
palmyra1444143pal_myra
palpable1448033palpable
palpably1745363palpably
palped114513643palpe__d
palter84423263palte_r_
palters94021683palte_rs
pamper124316663pampe_r_
pampero13328093pampe_ro
pampers133615933pampe_rs
paper95128663pa_pe_r_
papers105125323pa_pe_rs
papery134812743pa_pe_ry
pareira937533pa_reira
pauper103511943paupe_r_
paupers114311073paupe_rs
pleura837533p_l_eura
pulper103513273pulpe_r_
pulpers114612283pulpe_rs

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162346.45322650.2
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.88925938.6
 
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