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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 “pteridophytes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

44 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
pteridophytes247158(None) 
pteridophyte2361571pteridophyte_
aerophytes1847154_aer__ophytes
endophytes1954904__e_ndophytes
peridotites1454254p_erido_tites
phreatophytes2662074phreatophytes
psilophytes2152724p__silophytes
pteridologies1762934pteridologies
xerophytes2545524_xer__ophytes
aerophyte1747205_aer__ophyte_
bryophytes2353495__br_yophytes
chrysophytes2892735_chrysophytes
cryophytes2354145__cr_yophytes
cycadophytes2861545_cycadophytes
dermatophytes2462385_dermatophytes
embryophytes2761755embr_yophytes
endophyte1854685__e_ndophyte_
entophytes1854615__e_ntophytes
epiphytes1944325__epi__phytes
eriophyids1952395__eri_ophyids
geophytes1845405_ge___ophytes
hydrophytes2655845hydr__ophytes
hygrophytes2654125hygr__ophytes
macrophytes2355715macr__ophytes
mesophytes2045235_me__sophytes
neophytes1745945_ne___ophytes
pedophiles18105875p_e__dophiles
pericopes1547875p_ericop___es
peridotite1354925p_erido_tite_
peridots1138325p_erido___t_s
periodates1347865p_eri_o_dates
periphytic2264875p_eri__phytic
periphyton2052145p_eri__phyton
periphytons2151535p_eri__phytons
phanerophytes2661925phanerophytes
phreatophyte2562165phreatophyte_
psilophyte2052785p__silophyte_
pteridines1345465pterid___ines
pteridosperms206845pteridosperms
saprophytes2154575sapr__ophytes
spermatophytes26112325spermatophytes
sporophytes2154985spor__ophytes
thallophytes2362125_thallophytes
xerophyte2445395_xer__ophyte_

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790449.11013698.1
3Display Results44440.0331333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691449.53318744.5
 
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