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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpicowave” 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.

17 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
picowave1810279(None) 
picowaved20102221picowaved
picowaves19102891picowaves
microwave1945032microwave
airwave1344433ai_rwave
biconcave1862093biconcave
cowage12310673__cowage
microwaved2154013microwaved
microwaves2045363microwaves
pickaxe2244623pic_kaxe
picoline12310853picoline
picomole1445723picomole
picotee11311473pico_tee
picowaving2152233picowaving
picrate112014143pic_rate
pilotage1145373pilotage
pinwale1257843pi_nwale

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162176.79621507.1
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691177.21924752.9