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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 “hilarity” 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
hilarity144717(None) 
clarity12310912_clarity
molarity13118902molarity
polarity131310402polarity
alacrity1355483_alacrity
biparty1445583bipar_ty
bipolarity1753033bipolarity
calamity1547753calamity
celerity1347643celerity
charity15311023_charity
chirality1745453chirality
clarify1536093_clarify
disparity1546383disparity
filaria1039653filari_a
filariae1148473filariae
filarial1147863filarial
filarian1148313filarian
filariid1244033filariid
finality1448343finality
hearty126313633h_ear_ty
helicity1648503helicity
hilar85418143hilar___
hilarious1244733hilarious
hilarities1347153hilarities
hoarily1338973h_oarily
humanity1646313humanity
imparity1546783imparity
inanity1039503_inanity
laity85318903__la_ity
laxity1637273__laxity
linearity1246113linearity
minacity1547373minacity
minority1347933minority
molality13118363molality
oviparity1743303oviparity
parity114719873__parity
pilosity1366323pilosity
rarity93615493__rarity
salacity1347853salacity
similarity1554723similarity
unclarity1445363unclarity
vitality1458113vitality
vivacity1943993vivacity
vulgarity1693993vulgarity

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162448.42017358.9
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691448.60920756.3
 
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