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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 “hermaean” 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.

35 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
hermaean134360(None) 
hermae115314472hermae__
bemean10410683be_m_ean
cerulean1053773cerulean
demean9510563de_m_ean
fermata12278143fermata_
fermatas13246223fermatas
german9611983germ__an
germen9612313germ_e_n
harmattan1482913harmattan
helmsman1553503helmsman
hematal1238953he_matal
hematein1387013he_matein
hematin121516023he_matin
hempen1338963he_mpe_n
herculean1452113herculean
herdman13238423her_dman
herdmen13238453herdme_n
herdsman1465643herdsman
hereat93527413her__eat
hereaway1743683hereaway
herein93717793her__ein
hereon93914363her__eon
herma105318883herm__a_
hermai118912863herm__ai
hetman112510603hetm__an
merman10513863merm__an
mermen10813813merm_e_n
perigean1146353perigean
permeant12310913perm_eant
permian112612283perm_ian
pygmaean1651203pygmaean
termagant1244453termagant
thermae125310503thermae__
vermian12329713verm_ian

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162356.56322270.6
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.73526531.7
 
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