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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 “cisternal” 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.

34 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
cisternal1132574(None) 
cisterna10376361cisterna_
cisternae11265091cisternae
asternal858322_asternal
cistern93310702cistern__
cisterns10369572cistern_s
coeternal1144302coeternal
internal8414082_internal
sternal73411912__sternal
citral81113893ci_t_r_al
cittern9339143cittern__
citterns10318123cittern_s
criterial1148153criterial
dipteral1147003dipter_al
dispersal1246003dispersal
episterna1143373episterna_
eternal72910893__eternal
external1577223_external
fraternal1243873fraternal
hibernal1344403hi_bernal
infernal1186823_infernal
internals9712723_internals
interval11710463_interval
listeria839433listeria_
listerias959233listerias
literal7613273li_ter_al
maternal1047803_maternal
mistral91013643mist_r_al
mistrial10311383mist_rial
paternal1038333_paternal
sterna63712763__sterna_
visceral1344673viscer_al
wisteria1147753wisteria_
wisterias1248103wisterias

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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641347.44019978.6
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.92322553.5
 
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