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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 “heterogeneous” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

25 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
heterogeneous176332(None) 
heterogenous1654281heterogen_ous
heterogeneously2271432heterogeneously
heteroecious1763393hetero_ecious
heterogamous1863803heterog_amous
heterogeneity2062803heterogeneity
heterogenies1695563heterogen_ies
erogenous1046234___erogen_ous
hematogenous1862304hematogen_ous
heterocystous2192364heterocystous
heterodynes18134164heterodyne__s
heterogametes1982784heterogametes
heterogeneities1972274heterogeneities
heterogeny1754334heterogen___y
heterogonies16104814heterogon_ies
heterologous1653534hetero_logous
heteronomous1763514hetero_nomous
heteropterous1863104heteropterous
heterosporous1862364heterosporous
heterozygous2862794hetero_zygous
homogeneous1753874h__omogeneous
hydrogenous1953954h_ydrogen_ous
nitrogenous1253544nit_rogen_ous
petrogeneses1565444pet_rogeneses
petrogenesis1555584pet_rogenesis

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit95024254.65620408.9
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691255.09535071.8
 
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