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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formaterial” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

16 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
material1031410(None) 
materials11510791materials
materiel10311251materiel
maternal1047801maternal
aerial64625712_a_erial
arterial8313632arterial
atrial65418942_at_rial
bacterial1348362bacterial
immaterial1454142immaterial
lateral7313572later_al
malarial10410612malarial
manorial10311082manorial
manurial1047792manurial
materially1548002materially
materiels1147832materiels
paternal1038332paternal

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059163.84331501.2
3Display Results16160.0161000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691164.23242223.8