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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 “maxillary” 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.

36 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
maxillary214344(None) 
axillary18235101_axillary
axillar14247562_axillar_
axillars15235992_axillars
bacillary1673962bacillary
capillary16134262capillary
mammillary1651762mammillary
maxilla16248192maxilla__
maxillae17256722maxilla_e
maxillas17227702maxilla_s
papillary1694402papillary
vexillary2242442vexillary
ampullary1652063ampullary
ancillary1444373ancillary
armillary1443913armillary
auxiliary1952063auxiliary
axilla13289573_axilla__
axillae14248233_axilla_e
axillas14278963_axilla_s
bacillar1276533bacillar_
basilary1345063basi_lary
mallard10310273ma__llard
manilla93012473manilla__
manillas102611163manilla_s
maxillaries2053103maxillaries
maximally2344393maximally
medullary1542243medullary
miliary1249463m__iliary
milliary1346853m__illiary
paillard1146263pa_illard
papillar1296713papillar_
premaxillary266943premaxillary
pupillary16133143pupillary
raillery1134953ra_illery
submaxillary2661003submaxillary
vexillar1843463vexillar_

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641366.17324079.2
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.60927037.5
 
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