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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 “precocial” 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.

36 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
precocial154750(None) 
breccial1444692brec_cial
precocity1845912precocity
precoital1347272precoital
pretorial11512652pretorial
breccia1344453brec_cia_
breccias1444143brec_cias
ecocidal1354963__ecocidal
pedocal1237893p_edoc_al
practical1548843practical
praetorial1257093praetorial
preaxial1746973pre_axial
preboil1148953prebo_i_l
precaudal1443413precaudal
precaval1544723prec_aval
prechill1546193prec_hill
precisian1347813precisian
precocious1644743precocious
precoding15109733precoding
precolonial1554253precolonial
preconize2268633preconize
precool1139013preco__ol
predial103815413pre__dial
prelogical1546693prelogical
preludial1244873preludial
premoral1249713premo_ral
preoral9312673pre_o_ral
preputial1345673preputial
prerectal1345693prerectal
presidial1247213presidial
pretorian11511553pretorian
pretrial10511983pre_trial
proctorial1447513proctorial
recoal84117973_reco__al
recoil84016723_reco_i_l
rectorial11119893_rectorial

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641367.43619989.4
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.85822740.0
 
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