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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 “bistroic” 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
bistroic124638(None) 
bistro8339942bistro__
bistros92810982bistro_s
cistronic1345472cistronic
historic1388942historic
sistroid947262sistroid
ahistoric1466243ahistoric
bestrid1039973bestr_id
bestrode1147133bestrode
bestrow1237243bestro_w
bestrown1345193bestrown
bestrows1337043bestrows
biostrome1344603biostrome
biotic103816613biot__ic
biotitic1247573biotitic
biotron937293biotro_n
biotrons1037233biotrons
biotypic1744403biotypic
bistort91216523bist_ort
bistorts10118813bistorts
bistre83815023bistr__e
bistred103311853bistr_ed
bistres94017213bistr_es
bustic101012693bust__ic
cistron9299883cistro_n
cistrons102710623cistrons
citric102812313ci_tr_ic
diatropic1445923diatropic
dichroic1645723dichroic
distrain9412243distrain
distrait9414343distrait
district11413873distr_ict
fistic11812573fist__ic
gastric1038633gastr_ic
histoid1139823hist_oid
histrionic15112913histrionic
iatric8312163_iatr_ic
introit7414533_introit
isotropic1396643_isotropic
isthmic1444793_isthmic
mistrain10311943mistrain
nitric82512063ni_tr_ic
nitrolic1046813ni_trolic
stoic7317253__st_oic
strobic1138253__strobic
vitric112510113vi_tr_ic

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162467.76618820.8
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691468.19921794.2
 
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