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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 “octameters” 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.

30 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
octameters144483(None) 
octameter1355011octameter_
optometers1456742optometers
rotameters1245032rotameters
altimeters1246353altimeters
catheters1437013_catheters
decameters15156593decameters
dekameters17164863dekameters
diameters1247603_diameters
dynameters1643793dynameters
hectometers1846063hectometers
heptameters1853273heptameters
hexameters2244453hexameters
odometers1247133o_dometers
ohmmeters1643783o_hmmeters
oogametes12174633oogamete_s
optometer1347293optometer_
orometers11310423o_rometers
osmometers1444923osmometers
outmasters1245733outmasters
oximeters1855143o_ximeters
parameters1448123parameters
pentameters1544493pentameters
potometers1449063potometers
ratemeters1244993ratemeters
rotameter1145443rotameter_
scamsters1334993sc_amsters
tetrameters1354623tetrameters
voltmeters1554283volt_meters
wattmeters1543603wattmeters

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603305.54625352.1
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691305.96529956.6
 
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