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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 “elastases” 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.

46 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
elastases94611(None) 
elastase845641elastase_
diastases1047072diastases
epistases1146322epistases
lactases1038522_lactases
metastases1244542metastases
anatases839793ana_tases
blasties102113633blast_ies
caseases10410473_caseases
chastises1437703chastises
classes94717943clas__ses
devastates1444663devastates
diastase946603diastase_
ecstasies1145043e_cstasies
ectases92911673e__ctases
elapses957663ela__pses
elastics102710883elast_ics
elastins82111743elast_ins
elastomer1144943elastomer
elastomers1244273elastomers
elates65032363ela_t__es
elatives1139783ela_tives
entases72816273e__ntases
epistasies1244393epistasies
epistasis1144983epistasis
epistaxes1844453epistaxes
epitases1038933e_pitases
estates74520183e__states
eustasies946023e_ustasies
exostoses1655623exostoses
eyasses10388023eyas__ses
flagstaves1751973flagstaves
flatuses1137173fla_tuses
glasses84414273glas__ses
hemostases1545493hemostases
lactase937963_lactase_
lactates10311233_lactates
lactoses1039833_lactoses
lampases1267293_lampases
lasses64827593_las__ses
maltases1039693_maltases
metastasis1254243metastasis
pastises103616053_pastises
platanes102711883pla_tanes
stases64225563___stases
wastages12109753_wastages

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 Filter1786911486410.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit148641467.01621186.0
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.53223724.2
 
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