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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formicrocephalics” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

11 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
microcephalics248295(None) 
microcephalic2363631microcephalic_
microcephalies2573411microcephalies
hydrocephalics3072543hydrocephalics
microcephaly26103413microcephal__y
hydrocephalic2963094hydrocephalic_
hydrocephalies2872874hydrocephalies
microphonics2355374micro__phonics
microphysics2654214micro__physics
microtechnics2182674microtech_nics
procephalic2253844__procephalic_

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit65874113.46619005.8
3Display Results11110.016687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691113.85846317.0