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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formacroscopic” 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.

18 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
macroscopic185503(None) 
microscopic1856381microscopic
cryoscopic1853513__cryoscopic
gastroscopic1963563gastroscopic
gyroscopic2054003_gyroscopic
hagioscopic2162613hagioscopic
hygroscopic2453643hygroscopic
laparoscopic2062473laparoscopic
macrobiotic1953053macrobiotic
macrocosmic1852623macro_cosmic
macrocytic1854673macro_cytic
microscope18138573microscop_e
microscopes19119093microscopes
microscopical2063353microscopical
microscopies20167243microscopies
microscopist2055643microscopist
microscopy21115843microscop_y
uroscopic1555203__uroscopic

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 Filter1786911216330.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121633185.34322764.9
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691185.77930920.7