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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 “pectorals” 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.

59 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
pectorals1312815(None) 
pectoral121210501pectoral_
pastorals1147952pastorals
peytrals1355492peyt_rals
pictorials1445492pictorials
restorals978072restorals
sectoral10109542sectoral_
sectorials1286522sectorials
bestowals1443223bestowals
centrals102712033cent_rals
chorals124614113__chorals
corals85325143__c_orals
doctoral1146303doctoral_
electoral1156723electoral_
enthrals11278903_enthrals
factorials1544693factorials
hectograms18114813hectograms
hectors123513263hector__s
lectors93415763lector__s
littorals944133littorals
neutrals846283neut_rals
pastoral10310483pastoral_
pastorale1147313pastorale
pastorales1247133pastorales
pastorali1146243pastorali
pedocals1346083pe_docals
pentosans1145183pentosans
peroral9314793pe_roral_
personals11238573personals
petals84719813pe_t__als
petrale9312623pe_t_rale
petrales10312983pe_t_rales
petrels9279373pe_t_rels
petrols92913083pe_t_rols
peytral1287503peyt_ral_
peytrels1363373peyt_rels
piclorams1544163piclorams
pictograms1744623pictograms
pictorial1348403pictorial_
postoral10311723postoral_
recoals94214623rec_o_als
rectorate11411363rectorate
rectorates12410363rectorates
rectorial11119893rectorial_
rectories11314643rectories
rectors93520523rector__s
restoral8810983restoral_
retotals838463re_totals
seconals1047053sec_onals
sectionals1247273sectionals
sectorial111110013sectorial_
sectors93116453sector__s
spectral12246193spect_ral_
tectorial11119033tectorial_
teetotals943993teetotals
temporals1345293temporals
vectorial14147403vectorial_
vectors123212593vector__s
ventrals112910003vent_rals

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641597.48619855.9
3Display Results59590.0301966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691597.95222471.2
 
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