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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 “velocity” 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
velocity164495(None) 
felicity1647912felicity
ferocity1645992ferocity
helicity1648502helicity
velleity1443742velleity
venosity1446022venosity
veracity1647552veracity
atrocity1347213atrocity
cecity1398153ce__city
celerity1347643celerity
edacity1336373_edacity
elicit8417203_elicit_
elicits9311233_elicits
felinity1447283felinity
feracity1646733feracity
gelidity1345573gelidity
gulosity1244443gulosity
megacity1645713megacity
pilosity1366323pilosity
precocity1845913precocity
relocate10713533relocate
salacity1347853salacity
serosity1148783serosity
tenacity1347113tenacity
validity1545993validity
veloce11310133veloc__e
velocities1546473velocities
veloute1037733velo_ute
velvety16304003vel_vety
venality1438683venality
verbosity1744063verbosity
verity123714853ve__rity
villosity1543443villosity
vinosity1445733vinosity
vivacity1943993vivacity
voracity1645533voracity

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162367.57619292.8
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.99822342.0
 
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