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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 “cycle” 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.

43 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
cycle123952(None) 
cycled1436541cycled
cycler1335911cycler
cycles1339301cycles
cyclo1237701cyclo
bicycle1643992bicycle
cable95329912cable
cache125122482cache
cackle143416922cackle
calycle14245832calycle
carle74535702carle
chicle134312542chicle
chile105626892chile
chyle134913482chyle
cicale10314502cicale
circle1039702circle
coble94823172coble
cockle143913572cockle
cole66956112c_ole
cycad13507272cycad
cycas126513822cycas
cyclase1436612cyclase
cyclers1435872cyclers
cyclery1763492cyclery
cyclic1238032cyclic
cyclin1339272cyclin
cyclize2345402cyclize
cyclone1437242cyclone
cyclos1338072cyclos
cymae126713012cymae
cyme119420372cy_me
fyce126316832fyc_e
icicle1036582icicle
lycee104716742lycee
macle96127002macle
mycele1335852mycele
recycle1445342recycle
socle7419572socle
syce95820282syc_e
sycee105018622sycee
uncle7317052uncle
wyle105519382wy_le
yule75725142_yule

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800431.61033416.1
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691431.92292971.4
 
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