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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forphilanthropoids” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

15 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
philanthropoids2614165(None) 
philanthropoid25171791philanthropoid_
philanthropies2492532philanthrop_ies
philanthropic2572233philanthrop_i_c
philanthropist2472583philanthrop_ist
philanthropists2571943philanthropists
anthropoids1755384____anthropoids
philanthropical2781564philanthropical
philanthropy2562194philanthrop___y
anthropoid1656465____anthropoid_
misanthropies2072285_misanthrop_ies
arthropods1654516____arthropo_ds
lycanthropies2361646_lycanthrop_ies
misanthropes19122366_misanthrop__es
misanthropic2171986_misanthrop_i_c

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024157.61012486.7
3Display Results15150.0131153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691157.99922339.2