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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 “decapods” 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.

60 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
decapods144462(None) 
decapod1335431decapod_
decagons1235892decagons
decalogs1245632decalogs
decapodal1552632decapodal
decapodan1552222decapodan
decapodans1651902decapodans
decapodous1651582decapodous
hexapods2143402hexapods
megapods1444902megapods
apods86316343___apods
becaps123811403becap__s
capons104119503__capons
capos94826073__capo_s
dalapons1145443dalapons
deacons10310393de_acons
deads75726913de_a__ds
decade104216163deca__de
decades113615513deca_des
decafs124010883deca__fs
decagon1135863decago_n
decalog1136003decalo_g
decals93717713deca__ls
decamped1634963decamped_
decamps1435643deca_mps
decanes103118913deca_nes
decants103514443deca_nts
decares102818533deca_res
decayed14309333decayed_
decayers14307963decayers
decays124612913deca__ys
decode104414743dec__ode
decodes113914983dec__odes
decolors1187713decolors
decorous1138853decorous
decors94017773dec__ors
decos85522123dec__o_s
decoys123911283dec__oys
decuples1395283decuples
delators92314823delators
demagogs1343883demagogs
demands114311413dema_nds
demigods1343983demigods
depots94716343de__pots
desands94810163desa_nds
desponds1246243de_sponds
despots10319683de_spots
elapids1036503_elapids
hexapod2043653hexapod_
hexapody2442313hexapody
lycopods1643733lycopods
megapod1344893megapod_
megapode1444303megapode
megapodes1544233megapodes
recaps103615733recap__s
seedpods1243843seedpods
teapots939053te_apots
teapoys1235963te_apoys
tetrapods1244743tetrapods
weapons12278603we_apons

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162606.53322372.9
3Display Results60600.0302000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691606.96925640.8
 
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