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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 “methoxy” 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.

44 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
methoxy224394(None) 
ethoxy1933921_ethoxy
methoxyl2342731methoxyl
ethoxyl2042352_ethoxyl
method1239022metho_d
methods1338882methods
bethorn1238643bethorn
betony114211583bet_ony
deoxy1648883de__oxy
desoxy1744623de_soxy
detox13310953det_ox_
echoey14397853_echoey
epoxy17465773_e_poxy
ethos85514193_etho_s
ethoxyls2142213_ethoxyls
meadowy1644043meadowy
melody1237203me_lody
memory1338803me_mory
menthol1236723mentho_l
menthols1347033menthols
meshy135612783mesh__y
meteor84910073meteo_r
meteors94610013meteors
meth95827843meth___
methane123211793methane
methodic1656913methodic
methoxide2244173methoxide
meths105320233meth__s
methyl1436403meth_yl
methyls1535453methyls
metol75917813met_o_l
metols84115773met_ols
metonym1445573met_onym
metope10611123met_ope
metrify1535623metrify
metro74718803metro__
metros84217803metro_s
mothery153710513mothery
mothy136214553moth__y
muttony1235323muttony
mythoi14417133mytho_i
mythos14398463mytho_s
mythy16568673myth__y
peroxy1838253pe_roxy

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027445.92322628.2
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691446.32628247.1
 
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