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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 “bibliography” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
bibliography255303(None) 
bibliographer2362942bibliographer
bibliographic2553292bibliographic
bibliographers2462533bibliographers
bibliographies2463383bibliographies
biogeography2453713biogeography
biography2046223__b_iography
filmography2554173fi_lmography
angiography2154514_angiography
bibliographical2772464bibliographical
bibliolatry1861824biblio_latry
bibliotherapy2571824bibliotherap_y
bolograph1767294b_ol_ograph_
bolographs1867534b_ol_ographs
calligraphy2262564calli_graphy
cardiography2454244cardiography
discography2354094di_scography
hagiography2445504_hagiography
heliograph1946904_heliograph_
heliographs2047124_heliographs
holography2278614_hol_ography
iconography2245454_iconography
ideography2046214_i_deography
lithography2365374li_thography
paleography2246174_paleography
physiography2954494physiography
pictography2446074pi_ctography
radiography2165944_radiography
stylography2354534styl_ography
videography2454434vi_deography
xylography2945004_xyl_ography

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 Filter1786911247900.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit124790317.28317134.4
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691317.71623158.5
 
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