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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 “spiritous” 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.

38 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
spiritous115502(None) 
spirituous1252851spirituous
pyritous1344932_pyritous
spiritoso1142282spiritoso
spirits94112622spirit__s
spurious1036962spuri_ous
aspirators1247003aspirators
perilous10310693_perilous
peritus9311803_perit_us
pinitols1046103_pinitols
pistous92714383_pi_stous
scarious10610203scari_ous
scirrhous1442693scirrhous
serious73616283s_eri_ous
simious939803s_imi_ous
solicitous1244173solicitous
spacious1237813spaci_ous
specious1247483speci_ous
spermous1247933sper_mous
spinous9310443sp__inous
spintos939133spi_nto_s
spirillum1352643spirillum
spirit83519923spirit___
spirited1148973spirit_ed
spiriting1238413spiriting
spiritism1345553spiritism
spiritisms1444853spiritisms
spiritist1148093spiritist
spiritists1244793spiritists
spiritless1243743spiritless
spiritual1144253spiritual
spirituals1253553spirituals
spirituel1143213spirituel
spirts85317133spir_t__s
sprites94220333sp_rit_es
sprits85122533sp_rit__s
spritzes1946943sp_ritzes
stratous8410703s_tratous

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641386.62622433.0
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691387.05925313.9
 
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