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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 “centares” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

35 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
centares10291389(None) 
centare93113701centare_
centiares1167651centiares
centres93817121cent_res
ceintures1136732ceintures
censures102211622censures
centals94317052centa_ls
centas85020702centa__s
centaurea1143502centaurea
centaureas1242692centaureas
centauries1245532centauries
centaurs1035732centaurs
centavos1344782centavos
centered112513522centered
centers94420602center_s
centeses1079442centeses
centiare1067202centiare_
centiles103615812centiles
centimes124012612centimes
centners1057242centners
centones10313662centones
centrals102712032centrals
centre84316642cent_re_
centred103411682cent_red
centuries11311332centuries
cetanes9315132ce_tanes
dentures9312452dentures
entases72816272_entases
entires71517782_entires
hectares1338852hectares
hektares1535812hektares
pentanes10316082pentanes
tentages91011042tentages
ventages12119772ventages
ventures11311492ventures

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059353.34336212.7
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691353.73647829.5
 
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