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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 “paranoidal” 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.

27 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
paranoidal135489(None) 
paranoia10410562paranoi_a_
paranoiac1346262paranoi_ac
paranoias11410442paranoi_as
paranoid11311142paranoid__
paranoids1248912paranoid_s
paranormal1453892paranormal
parapodial1554912parapodial
adenoidal1143663_adenoidal
araneidan1053033_araneidan
crinoidal1254423_crinoidal
paraboloidal1762043paraboloidal
paradisal1246883para_disal
paradoxical2353253paradoxical
parafoil1345973parafoi__l
paranoea1048553parano_ea_
paranoeas1147513parano_eas
paranoiacs1444253paranoiacs
paranoic1249833paranoi__c
paranoically1956553paranoically
paranoics1347653paranoi_cs
paranormals1552513paranormals
parapodia1445513parapodia_
parricidal1554013parricidal
prandial1149643p_randi_al
pyramidal1744013pyra_midal
pyranoid1447283pyranoid__

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603277.14319684.0
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691277.57623586.5
 
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