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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 “meniscate” 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.

43 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
meniscate134622(None) 
lemniscate1452402lemniscate
medicate13513242medi_cate
meniscal1246202menisca_l
ministate1147262ministate
confiscate1744403confiscate
dedicate12312803dedi_cate
delicate11315493deli_cate
denigrate1168693denigrate
denitrate10810533denitrate
desiccate1445923desiccate
legislate1084673legislate
lemniscates1552143lemniscates
manducate1445773manducate
mediate103415213medi__ate
medicare1347483medi_care
medicated15410073medi_cated
medicates14312113medi_cates
meditate11310623medi_tate
meliorate1179483meliorate
melismata1353103melismata
menisci1144783menisc__i
meniscoid1443313meniscoid
meniscus1243783menisc_us
meniscuses1442783meniscuses
mensae84114053men_s_a_e
mesoscale1343553mesoscale
messmate1246393me_ssmate
metricate1349923metricate
miniscule1343123miniscule
ministates1246743ministates
misate81222693m__is_ate
miscite11314383m__iscite
misdate101413963m__isdate
mismate111415353m__ismate
misrate91319143m__israte
muricate12311113muri_cate
reinstate948903reinstate
sensate7311893sen_s_ate
sonicate10310933soni_cate
tunicate103310043tuni_cate
vesicate131210053vesi_cate
xeriscape2042613xeriscape

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 Limit148641436.44023080.9
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691436.87625987.6
 
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