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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 “esotericisms” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
esotericisms165318(None) 
esotericism1553531esotericism_
eroticisms1457993erot__icisms
estheticisms1953203estheticisms
exoticisms2155713exot__icisms
aestheticisms2062664aestheticisms
asceticisms1753764as_ceticisms
asterisms11511064as_ter__isms
ecofeminisms2182244ecofeminisms
ecoterrorisms1761514ecoterrorisms
ecumenicisms2062204ecumenicisms
empiricisms1952484e_mpiricisms
enteritises1147724e_nteritises
eroticism13219184erot__icism_
eroticists1278184erot__icists
esoteric1057594esoteric____
esoterica1144274esoteric___a
esoterically17126124esoterically
esterifies1347154es_terifi_es
estheticism1853744estheticism_
exorcisms2044864exo__r_cisms
exoticism2046494exot__icism_
exoticists1945824exot__icists
gothicisms1853394_got_hicisms
historicisms1953074historicisms
isomerisms1444284isomer__isms
metricisms1646524_met_ricisms
ostracisms1444824os_t_racisms
poeticisms1647344_po_eticisms
solecisms1396704_sole__cisms
sterilises1048254_s_terilises
stoicisms1345554_s_t_oicisms

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790327.01617786.5
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.42224075.9
 
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