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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search foranecdotes” 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.

18 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
anecdotes126386(None) 
anecdote1183671anecdote_
anecdota1182712anecdot_a
anecdotages1551502anecdotages
anecdotal12182572anecdotal
anecdotic1444462anecdotic
anecdotist1383892anecdotist
antidotes1049532antidotes
ancones93116343an_c_ones
anecdotage1451363anecdotage
anecdotists1472503anecdotists
anemones10249473ane_mones
anemoses10159433ane_moses
anetholes1246673anetholes
antedates1048613antedates
antidote949723antidote_
antidoted1146723antidoted
necroses10310563_necroses

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641187.62619491.3
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691188.04622208.7