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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 “spiculum” 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.

46 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
spiculum146421(None) 
speculum1474191speculum
aciculum1443412aciculum
apiculus1245412apiculus
speculums1562902speculums
spicula11259292spicul_a
spiculae12218602spiculae
spicular12238902spicular
spicule11269932spicul_e
spicules12219802spicules
aciculums1542783aciculums
apiculi1145113apicul_i
baculum1345703_baculum
capitulum1551993capitulum
cubiculum1752333cubiculum
furculum1542913furculum
inoculum1243443inoculum
operculum1552703operculum
opusculum1551583opusculum
osculum1143833_osculum
pabulum1344473_pabulum
peculium1455543_peculium
picul95015363_picul__
piculs103511753_picul_s
reticulum1343603reticulum
sacculus1244813sacculus
scutum1036373s__cutum
siglum936563s_i_glum
spectrum1444073spectrum
specula11187413specul_a
specular12217613specular
spicily1438653spicil_y
spiculate132210163spiculate
spinula9257903spinul_a
spinulae10276963spinulae
spinule9299993spinul_e
spinules10249333spinules
spirillum1352643spirillum
spirula9257703spirul_a
spirulae10216573spirulae
spirulas10207203spirulas
sputum1035943sp__utum
stickum1534823stic_kum
stimulus1044333stimulus
vasculum1542983vasculum
vinculum1542763vinculum

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162468.53317129.0
3Display Results46460.296155.4
 (SQL Overall)178691469.26519286.7
 
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