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

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

29 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
hypothetical255458(None) 
hypothetically3064392hypothetically
epithetical1854613_epithetical
hypocritical2463123hypocritical
hypothermal2453903hypothe_rmal
pathetical1747513__pathetical
aesthetical1655744_aesthetical
antithetical1754884antithetical
apothecial1753504_apotheci_al
cytochemical2364144cytochemical
hypermetrical2563504hypermetrical
hypophysial2754074hypophysi_al
hypotactic2275454hypotactic__
hypothec2144294hypothe__c__
hypothecate2463594hypothe__cate
hypothecs2244134hypothe__c_s
hypothermia2455234hypothermia_
hypothermias2554834hypothermias
hypothermic2655094hypothermic__
hypothesis2157254hypothesi__s
hypothesize3154184hypothesi_ze
hypothesized3363004hypothesized
hypothesizes3253734hypothesizes
hysterical1854444hy_st_erical
metathetical1953764metathetical
phytochemical30164254phytochemical
poetical12311534__po__etical
prophetical2055844_prophetical
thetical1349124____thetical

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790296.12320380.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.52927368.8
 
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