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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 “hexapods” 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.

44 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
hexapods214340(None) 
hexapod2043651hexapod_
hexapody2442311hexapody
decapods1444622decapods
hexads17468192hexa__ds
hexagons1943942hexagons
hexaplas2043522hexaplas
hexaploids23123372hexaploids
hexapodies2352822hexapodies
megapods1444902megapods
apods86316343___apods
cheapos14418513che_apo_s
chenopods1743953chenopods
decapod1335433decapod_
elapids1036503_elapids
expands17195733_expands
expos1449203_ex_po_s
heads95127113he_a__ds
heaped124516903he_aped_
heapers123616673he_apers
heaps105223223he_ap__s
helipads1443873helipads
hemagogs1544283hemagogs
heralds1137713hera_lds
hexachords2652193hexachords
hexad164910623hexa__d_
hexade17438903hexa__de
hexades18378703hexa_des
hexagon1843823hexago_n
hexanes17319463hexa_nes
hexapla1943343hexap_la
hexaplar2042253hexaplar
hexaploid22103843hexaploid
hexaploidy26112383hexaploidy
megapod1344893megapod_
megapode1444303megapode
megapodes1544233megapodes
seedpods1243843seedpods
sexpots1636293sex_pots
teapots939053te_apots
teapoys1235963te_apoys
tetrapods1244743tetrapods
theropods1544963theropods
weapons12278603we_apons

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162447.45619603.3
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691447.87222699.6
 
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