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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 “ethynyl” 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.

33 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
ethynyl164212(None) 
ethinyl1343431ethinyl
ethynyls1741871ethynyls
ethanol1044592ethanol
ethinyls1442872ethinyls
ethoxyl2042352ethoxyl
ethyl1136512eth__yl
ethyne12407152ethyn_e
ethynes13377572ethynes
eternal72910893eternal
ethane94613243ethan_e
ethanes103713513ethanes
ethanols1144333ethanols
ethene93312923ethen_e
ethenes103313873ethenes
ethical1238443ethical
ethnic1148853eth_nic
ethnonym1642563ethnonym
ethnos947053eth_nos
ethoxy1933923ethoxy_
ethoxyls2142213ethoxyls
ethylic1546323ethylic
ethyls1235903ethy_ls
methanol1344643methanol
methoxyl2342733methoxyl
methyl1436403meth__yl
methylal1644273methylal
phenyl1435323_phenyl
thenal92712423_thenal
thinly1238673_thinly
thionyl1343713_thionyl
thymol1434463_thymol
thymy16437923_thymy_

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027335.95322514.2
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.38927968.5
 
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