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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formultifunctionala” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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

20 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
multifunctional2271501multifunctional_
multifunction2062053multifunction___
multinational1553764multi__national_
multinationals1662224multi__nationals
bifunctional19132865___bifunctional_
difunctional18123375___difunctional_
dysfunctional2261806__dysfunctional_
functional15116676_____functional_
hyperfunctional2881356hyperfunctional_
malfunction1852806mal__function___
malfunctioned2161346mal__function_ed
malfunctioning227856mal__functioning
malfunctions1952666mal__function__s
metafictional2071266m_etaf_ictional_
multidivisional2181006multidivisional_
multifactorial2191476multif_actorial_
multination1348976multi__nation___
multiregional1661856multi__regional_
multiunion1253596multi_un__ion___
nonfunctional1853766__nonfunctional_

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874204.17315785.8
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691204.51539577.2