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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 “perlites” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
perlites1031636(None) 
pearlites1138231pearlites
pelites93821991pe_lites
penlites10312271penlites
perlite9317321perlite_
aerolites9312582aerolites
berlines102315452berlines
cerites94823432cer_ites
elites66027122_e_lites
ferlies103216692ferli_es
ferrites112312832ferrites
kernites1269112kernites
marlites103415262marlites
pearlite1039442pearlite_
pelite84323002pe_lite_
penlite9313242penlite_
peritus9311802per_itus
perlitic12310582perlitic
permits11314002permit_s
permutes1238712permutes
perries93226602perri_es
petites93820202pe_tites
prelates10418572prelates
prelives13310382prelives
purlines103514052purlines
pyrites12812202pyr_ites
tergites9310542tergites
termites10313692termites
velites103417302ve_lites
verites103822262ver_ites
yperites13310152yper_ites
zeolites1738382zeolites

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059323.46634927.6
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691323.88845959.6
 
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