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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 “metallophones” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

47 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
metallophones206195(None) 
metallophone1962061metallophone_
mellophones1853952me__llophones
allophones1546223___allophones
mellophone1753973me__llophone_
allophanes1545834___allophanes
allophone1446314___allophone_
cellophanes1853664ce__llophanes
cellphones1744174ce__ll_phones
megaphones1844684mega___phones
melanophores1953534mela_nophores
metamorphoses2262474metamorphoses
allophane1445805___allophane_
allophonic1754705___allophonic
cellophane1753895ce__llophane_
cellphone1644185ce__ll_phone_
earphones1448395_e_a__rphones
geophones1547455ge____ophones
gramophones1953705_gra_mophones
headphones19114755he_a__dphones
heterophonies2164095het_erophonies
medallions1343265medall__ion_s
megalopolis1662425mega_lop_olis
megalopses1543555mega_lop__ses
megaphone1744745mega___phone_
megaphoned1953305mega___phoned
melanophore1853435mela_nophore_
mellotrons1253565me__llotron_s
metalline1158735metall___ine_
metallizes2156685metall___izes
metallographies2362405metallograph_ies
metalloids1344865metall___oids
metallurgies1561935metall_urgies
metalworkings23161225metalworkings
metamorphose2182735metamorphose_
metamorphosed2371795metamorphosed
metamorphosis2262565metamorphosis
metaphases1745065meta___phases
metaphors1645685meta___pho_rs
metaphosphates2691725metaphosphates
metopons12107025met___op_on_s
microphones2048765m__icrophones
radiophones1754895__radiophones
saxophones2244435__sa_xophones
telephones1545695__t_elephones
thallophytes2362125_thallophytes
xylophones2544505___xylophones

Search took 9 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 Limit124790478.53314624.4
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691478.93619996.8
 
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