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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 “decanes” 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.

64 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
decanes10311891(None) 
decades113615511decades
decane93818871decane_
decants103514441decants
decares102818531decares
recanes93222261recanes
canes75350372__canes
cetanes9315132cetanes
deaned84620452de_aned
deans66131392de_an_s
deaves105319532de_aves
debases103814132debases
debates103718532debates
debones103315112debones
decade104216162decade_
decafs124010882deca_fs
decals93717712deca_ls
decamps1435642decamps
decanal1038112decanal
decant93524222decan_t
decanted122310492decanted
decanter112510792decanter
decanters12229222decanters
decare93919152decare_
decayed14309332decayed
decayer13339352decayer
decayers14307962decayers
decays124612912deca_ys
deceases11410152deceases
deciares11510632deciares
decides114217652decides
deciles104417722deciles
deckles143312802deckles
declares11611312declares
declines113315802declines
decodes113914982decodes
decrees102513122decrees
decries103319802decries
dedans85915072dedan_s
defaces133213402defaces
defames132812252defames
defangs1235362defangs
defines114118682defines
degames113312622degames
degases93413102degases
dekares122710872dekares
delaines9312962delaines
delates83526282delates
demands114311412demands
denes65639722de__nes
deplanes11311212deplanes
depones103717092depones
deranges1039972deranges
derates84028892derates
desands94810162desands
descants112910142descants
dewans105215142dewan_s
dewaxes18297842dewaxes
hexanes17319462hexanes
pecans101515832pecan_s
recane83022872recane_
recaned102817202recaned
recants93217092recants
secants93413892secants

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671643.40631612.2
3Display Results64640.0302133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691643.82646704.4
 
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