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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 “reticle” 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.

37 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
reticle9411262(None) 
reticles103912481reticles
reticule1049301reticule
retile65929671reti_le
retitle73913091retitle
article9310922article
cuticle1138232cuticle
denticle1137772denticle
pedicle1238972pedicle
petiole9311302petiole
radicle103510712radicle
recircle1244432recircle
recycle1445342recycle
refile95122372refi_le
reptile93914082repti_le
resile64627672resi_le
retable91820402retable
retackle1445042retackle
retial64724992retial_
reticula1047412reticula
reticules1139012reticules
retie55735302reti__e
retiled84420512reti_led
retiles74426992reti_les
retime85321802reti_me
retinae75517332retinae
retine66237332reti_ne
retinue75414842retinue
retire64927012reti_re
retiree75019082retiree
retitled9339552retitled
retitles83612592retitles
revile94921612revi_le
rutile65217682ruti_le
testicle1037442testicle
vehicle15175252vehicle
vesicle12217922vesicle

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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit107671373.42031482.7
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691373.84246509.9
 
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