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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forformulas” 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.

16 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
formulas134630(None) 
formula1246291formula_
formulae1345981formulae
ferulas103110752fer_ulas
formals123312892formal_s
formicas1546002formicas
formols12299412formol_s
formulaic1652502formulaic
formulary1743842formulary
formulate1446992formulate
formulates1546542formulates
formulism16214422formulism
formulist14205912formulist
formyls15235702formyl_s
morulas959712mor_ulas
torulas759852tor_ulas

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059163.69032807.3
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691164.08043796.8